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midges

midges is the plural of midge.

Meaning of midge

Noun

midge (plural midges)

  1. Any of various small two-winged flies, for example, from the family Chironomidae or non-biting midges, the family Chaoboridae or phantom midges, and the family Ceratopogonidae or biting midges, all belonging to the order Diptera.
    • "I am being eaten alive!" cried Pippin. "Midgewater! There are more midges than water!"1954, J. R. R. Tolkien, “A Knife in the Dark”, in The Fellowship of the Ring
  2. (Northern England, Scotland, now chiefly school slang) A small, short or insignificant person.
  3. Any bait or lure designed to resemble a midge.

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Phrases with midges

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Questions about midges

What is midges the plural of?
Midges is the plural of midge.

Words near midges in the dictionary

  1. Midgeholme
  2. midgeling
  3. midgelings
  4. midgen
  5. midgeproof
  6. midges
  7. midgestation
  8. midgestational
  9. midgestationally
  10. midgesture
  11. midget

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