Etymology dictionary. 2014.
Midge — Midge, n. [OE. migge, AS. mycge; akin to OS. muggia, D. mug, G. m[ u]cke, OHG. mucca, Icel. m?, Sw. mygga, mygg, Dan. myg; perh. named from its buzzing; cf. Gr. ? to low, bellow.] (Zo[ o]l.) [1913 Webster] 1. Any one of many small, delicate, long … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Midge — (englisch Mücke) steht für Midge Ure (* 1953), britischer Rock Gitarrist, Sänger und Songschreiber Folland Midge, ein Jagdflugzeug Prototyp des britischen Herstellers Folland Aircraft Limited Diese Seite ist eine … Deutsch Wikipedia
midge — [mıdʒ] n [: Old English; Origin: mycg] a small flying insect that can bite people … Dictionary of contemporary English
midge — [ mıdʒ ] noun count a small fly that that bites people, and often lives near water … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
midge — ► NOUN 1) a small two winged fly that forms swarms near water, of which many kinds feed on blood. 2) informal a small person. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
midge — [mij] n. [ME migge < OE mycg, akin to Ger mücke < IE base * mu , echoic for fly, gnat > L musca, a fly] any of various families (esp. Chironomidae) of small, two winged, gnatlike dipteran insects, including the gall midges and biting… … English World dictionary
Midge — For other uses, see Midge (disambiguation). Midges A biting midge feeding on blood through an artificial membrane for insect rearing Scientific classification … Wikipedia
midge — /mij/, n. 1. any of numerous minute dipterous insects, esp. of the family Chironomidae, somewhat resembling a mosquito. Cf. gnat (def. 1). 2. a tiny person. [bef. 900; ME mygge, OE mycg(e); c. G Mücke, ON my; akin to Gk myîa, L musca fly] * * *… … Universalium
midge — mašalai statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Dvisparnių būrio vabzdžių šeima (Simuliidae). Skiriama midge 500 rūšių (Lietuvoje midge 20). Paplitę visame pasaulyje. Kūnas 1,5–7 mm ilgio. Patinai minta augalų sultimis, patelės… … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
midge — The smallest of the biting flies, in the genus Culicoides; swarms may attack humans and other animals; vectors of filarial infections. [O.E. mycg] * * * midge mij n any of numerous tiny dipteran flies (esp. families Ceratopogonidae, Cecidomyiidae … Medical dictionary
