biting midge

biting midge

English

A biting midge

Noun

biting midge (plural biting midges)

1. Any Ceratopogonidae, a family of small flies (1-4 mm long) in the order Diptera.

Synonyms

• (Ceratopogonidae): midgie, sand fly, punkie, punky (US), ceratopogonid

Translations

any Ceratopogonidae

Finnish: polttiainen (fi) German: Gnitze (de) f

Irish: míoltóg ghéar f Japanese: 糠蚊 (ぬかか, nukaka), 糠子 (ぬかご, nukago), 糠蝿 (ぬかばえ, nukabae)

See also

• non-biting midge
• biting midge on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ceratopogonidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Ceratopogonidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons