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swede midges

swede midges is the plural of swede midge.

Meaning of swede midge

Noun

swede midge (plural swede midges)

  1. Contarinia nasturtii, a gall midge pest of Brassicaceae.
    • The galls were first discovered in 2012 and attributed to infestation by the swede midge, Contarinia nasturtii (Kieffer)...2019 February 15, Boyd A. Mori et al., “A new species of Contarinia Rondani (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) that induces flower galls on canola (Brassicaceae) in the Canadian prairies”, in Canadian...

Questions about swede midges

What is swede midges the plural of?
Swede midges is the plural of swede midge.

Words near swede midges in the dictionary

  1. Swed.
  2. Swedberg
  3. Swedbergs
  4. swede
  5. swede midge
  6. swede midges
  7. Swede saw
  8. Swede saws
  9. sweded
  10. Swedeland
  11. Swedeling

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