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

Derived terms

• non-biting midge

Translations

any Ceratopogonidae

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Esperanto: mordmuŝeto c, brulmuŝeto, diptero
• 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)
• Old Tupi: marigûi
• Portuguese: maruim (pt) m (Brazil)
• Russian: мокре́ц (ru) m (mokréc)
• Swedish: svidknott c

Further reading

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