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wheat midge

wheat midge noun: contarinia tritici (formerly Diplosis t.) that lays its eggs in the flowers of wheat-heads, and whose reddish larvae devour the kernels.

Noun

wheat midge (plural wheat midges)

  1. Contarinia tritici (formerly Diplosis t.) that lays its eggs in the flowers of wheat-heads, and whose reddish larvae devour the kernels
    Synonyms:
    lemon wheat blossom midge, wheat blossom midge, wheat yellow blossom midge, yellow wheat blossom midge
  2. Hessian fly, Mayetiola destructor
  3. Sitodiplosis mosellana
  4. Lasioptera obfuscata

Synonyms of wheat midge

  • lemon wheat blossom midge
  • wheat blossom midge
  • wheat yellow blossom midge
  • yellow wheat blossom midge
  • orange wheat blossom midge
  • orange wheat gall midge
  • wheat orange blossom midge

All synonyms of wheat midge

Forms of wheat midge

pluralwheat midges

Questions about wheat midge

What does wheat midge mean?
Wheat midge means contarinia tritici (formerly Diplosis t.) that lays its eggs in the flowers of wheat-heads, and whose reddish larvae devour the kernels.
What part of speech is wheat midge?
Wheat midge is a noun.
What is the plural of wheat midge?
The plural of wheat midge is wheat midges.

Words near wheat midge in the dictionary

  1. wheat flour
  2. wheat flours
  3. wheat fly
  4. wheat germ
  5. wheat meat
  6. wheat midge
  7. wheat midges
  8. wheat mildew
  9. wheat paste
  10. wheat pastes
  11. wheat pennies

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