PHANTOM MIDGE

Meaning of PHANTOM MIDGE in English

any insect of the family Chaoboridae (order Diptera), similar in appearance to the mosquito. The common name is derived from the fact that the larvae are almost transparent. Their antennae are modified into grasping organs. The larvae, found in pools, often feed on mosquito larvae. The adults do not bite.

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PHANTOM — fantoma
English interlingue dictionary
PHANTOM — I. noun Etymology: Middle English fantosme, fantome, from Anglo-French fantosme phantasm Date: 14th century 1. something (as a specter) apparent …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MIDGE — noun Etymology: Middle English migge, from Old English mycg; akin to Old High German mucka ~, Greek myia fly, Latin …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MIDGE — Any of a group of tiny dipterans , sometimes called gnats and classified as nonbiting (family Chironomidae), biting (family Ceratopogonidae), …
Английский словарь Британика
PHANTOM — I. noun also fan·tom ˈfantəm, ˈfaan- ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English fantosme, fantome, fantom from Middle French fantosme, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MIDGE — ˈmij noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English migge, from Old English mycg; akin to Old Saxon myggia midge, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PHANTOM — (a.) Being, or of the nature of, a phantom.
Английский словарь Webster
MIDGE — (n.) A very small fly, abundant in many parts of the United States and Canada, noted for the irritating quality …
Английский словарь Webster
MIDGE — (n.) Any one of many small, delicate, long-legged flies of the Chironomus, and allied genera, which do not bite. Their …
Английский словарь Webster
MIDGE — ( n. ) Any one of many small, delicate, long-legged flies of the Chironomus, and allied genera, which do not …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MIDGE — ( n. ) A very small fly, abundant in many parts of the United States and Canada, noted for the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PHANTOM — — phantomlike , adj. /fan"teuhm/ , n. 1. an apparition or specter. 2. an appearance or illusion without material substance, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MIDGE — /mij/ , n. 1. any of numerous minute dipterous insects, esp. of the family Chironomidae, somewhat resembling a mosquito. Cf. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MIDGE — n. small insect similar to a mosquito, gnat; little person
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PHANTOM — I. ˈfan-təm noun Etymology: Middle English fantosme, fantome, from Anglo-French fantosme phantasm Date: 14th century 1. a. : something (as …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MIDGE — noun Etymology: Middle English migge, from Old English mycg; akin to Old High German mucka midge, Greek myia fly, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PHANTOM — add. ·adj being, or of the nature of, a phantom. 2. phantom ·noun that which has only an apparent existence; …
Webster English vocab
MIDGE — noun a very small fly, abundant in many parts of the united states and canada, noted for the irritating quality …
Webster English vocab
MIDGE — ■ noun 1》 a small two-winged fly that forms swarms near water or marshy areas, and of which many kinds …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PHANTOM — [phan.tom] n [ME fantosme, fantome, fr. MF fantosme, modif. of L phantasma] (14c) 1 a: something (as a specter) apparent …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MIDGE — [midge] n [ME migge, fr. OE mycg; akin to OHG mucka midge, Gk myia fly, L musca] (bef. 12c): a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MIDGE — also called Chironomid, Nonbiting Midge, or Gnat (family Chironomidae), any of a group of tiny two-winged flies (order Diptera). Although …
Britannica English vocabulary
PHANTOM — phantom BrE AmE ˈfænt əm AmE \ ˈfæn t̬ əm ▷ phantom|s z ▶ ˌ phantom ˈ limb BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MIDGE — midge BrE AmE mɪdʒ ▷ midges ˈmɪdʒ ɪz -əz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PHANTOM — / ˈfæntəm; NAmE / noun , adjective ■ noun 1. a ghost : the phantom of his dead father 2. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MIDGE — / mɪdʒ; NAmE / noun a small flying insect that lives especially in damp places and that bites humans and …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PHANTOM — I. phan ‧ tom 1 /ˈfæntəm/ BrE AmE noun [countable] literary [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MIDGE — midge /mɪdʒ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: mycg ] a small flying insect that can …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PHANTOM — n. & adj. --n. 1 a ghost; an apparition; a spectre. 2 a form without substance or reality; a mental …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MIDGE — n. 1 colloq. a a gnatlike insect. b a small person. 2 a any dipterous non-biting insect of the family …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PHANTOM — n. & adj. n. 1 a ghost; an apparition; a spectre. 2 a form without substance or reality; a mental …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MIDGE — n. 1 colloq. a a gnatlike insect. b a small person. 2 a any dipterous non-biting insect of the family …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PHANTOM — n. & adj. --n. 1. a ghost; an apparition; a spectre. 2 a form without substance or reality; a mental …
Oxford English vocab
MIDGE — n.1 colloq. a a gnatlike insect. b a small person. 2 a any dipterous non-biting insect of the family Chironomidae. …
Oxford English vocab
PHANTOM — ( phantoms) 1. A phantom is a ghost. They vanished down the stairs like two phantoms... N-COUNT 2. You use …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MIDGE — ( midges) Midges are very small insects which bite. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PHANTOM — (~s) 1. A ~ is a ghost. They vanished down the stairs like two ~s... N-COUNT 2. You use ~ …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
MIDGE — (~s) Midges are very small insects which bite. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PHANTOM — I. noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Suddenly a phantom appeared out of the mist, terrifying the hikers. EXAMPLES FROM …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MIDGE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ As the sun rose higher, millions of midges emerged. ▪ But it was no better …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PHANTOM — [noun] [C] - a spirit of a dead person believed by some to visit the living as a pale, almost …
Cambridge English vocab
MIDGE — [noun] [C] - a small fly which flies in groups, and sometimes bites
Cambridge English vocab
MIDGE — n. Any of a group of tiny dipterans , sometimes called gnats and classified as nonbiting (family Chironomidae), biting (family …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MIDGE — Synonyms and related words : Lilliputian, Tom Thumb, brownie, crumb, dot, drop, droplet, dwarf, elf, fleck, flyspeck, gnat, gnome, grain, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MIDGE — n. Function: noun Synonyms: DWARF , homunculus, hop-o'-my-thumb, lilliputian, manikin, midget, peewee, pygmy, runt, Tom Thumb
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PHANTOM — adj. Phantom is used with these nouns: ↑ limb , ↑ pain
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PHANTOM — n. 25B6; noun a phantom who haunts lonely roads : GHOST, apparition, spirit, spectre, wraith; informal spook; poetic/literary phantasm, shade. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PHANTOM — n. 1 apparition, spectre, ghost, spirit, phantasm, shade, wraith, revenant, vision, Formal eidolon, phantasma, Colloq spook The so-called phantom of …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PHANTOM — сущ. 1) призрак, фантом Syn : ghost, spectre, apparition 2) иллюзия Syn : illusion фантом, призрак; видение - pale *s …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MIDGE — сущ. 1) мошка; комар Syn : mosquito, gnat 2) = midget 2) 3) мальки рыб 4) маленький одноконный экипаж 5) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PHANTOM — phantom.ogg ʹfæntəm n 1. фантом, призрак; видение pale phantoms - бледные призраки phantom ship - корабль-призрак 2. иллюзия; плод фантазии, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PHANTOM — 1) иллюзия 2) призрак 3) тантом 4) фантомный • double phantom circuit — суперфантомная цепь - phantom circuit - phantom group - phantom indication - phantom line - phantom section - …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
PHANTOM — phantom сущ.1) призрак, фантом Syn:ghost, spectre, apparition 2) иллюзия Syn:illusion
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PHANTOM — n 1. фантом, призрак; видение pale phantoms - бледные призраки phantom ship - корабль-призрак 2. иллюзия; плод фантазии, воображения the …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MIDGE — 1) мелкое двукрылое насекомое 2) энт. галлица; pl галлицы (Itonididae) 3) энт. звонец; pl звонцы, дергуны (Chironomidae) • - biting midges - carrot midge - chironomid …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
MIDGE — 1) мелкое двукрылое насекомое 2) энт. галлица; pl галлицы ( Itonididae ) 3) энт. звонец; pl звонцы, дергуны ( Chironomidae …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
PHANTOM — n AmE sl He had been a phantom on the firm's payroll — Он являлся на работу лишь для того, чтобы …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
PHANTOM — n AmE sl He had been a phantom on the firm's payroll — Он являлся на работу лишь для того, …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
PHANTOM — phantom n AmE sl He had been a phantom on the firm's payroll Он являлся на работу лишь для того, …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
PHANTOM — He had been a phantom on the firm's payroll — Он являлся на работу лишь для того, чтобы получить зарплату
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
PHANTOM — сущ. 1) призрак, фантом Syn : ghost, spectre, apparition 2) иллюзия Syn : illusion фантом, призрак; видение - pale *s …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
MIDGE — сущ. 1) мошка; комар Syn : mosquito, gnat 2) = midget 2) 3) мальки рыб 4) маленький одноконный экипаж 5) …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

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