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chironomids

chironomids is the plural of chironomid.

Meaning of chironomid

Noun

chironomid (plural chironomids)

  1. Any of the non-biting midges or Chironomidae, a family of true flies within the order Diptera.
    • Fossil chironomids have proven useful as indicators of climatic change.

Questions about chironomids

What is chironomids the plural of?
Chironomids is the plural of chironomid.

Words near chironomids in the dictionary

  1. chironomers
  2. chironomia
  3. chironomic
  4. chironomical
  5. chironomid
  6. chironomids
  7. chironomies
  8. chironomine
  9. chironomines
  10. chironomoid
  11. chironomy

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