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wheat midges

wheat midges is the plural of wheat midge.

Meaning of wheat midge

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

Questions about wheat midges

What is wheat midges the plural of?
Wheat midges is the plural of wheat midge.

Words near wheat midges in the dictionary

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

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