GALL MIDGE

Meaning of GALL MIDGE in English

any of several dipterous insects of the family Cecidomyiidae, the larvae of which form characteristic galls on plants. Also called gall gnat .

[ 1900-05 ]

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GALL MIDGE — noun Date: circa 1889 any of numerous minute dipteran flies (family Cecidomyiidae) most of which cause gall formation in plants
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GALL MIDGE — noun : any of numerous minute two-winged flies of the family Cecidomyiidae most of which cause gall formation on various …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GALL MIDGE — Date: circa 1889 : any of numerous minute dipteran flies (family Cecidomyiidae) most of which cause gall formation in plants
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GALL MIDGE — Function: noun Date: circa 1889 : any of numerous minute dipteran flies (family Cecidomyiidae) most of which cause gall formation …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
GALL MIDGE — ■ noun a small fly which induces the formation of galls (growths) in plants. [Family Cecidomyiidae: many species.]
Concise Oxford English vocab
GALL MIDGE — [gall midge] n (ca. 1889): any of numerous minute dipteran flies (family Cecidomyiidae) most of which cause gall formation in …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GALL MIDGE — (family Cecidomyiidae, or Itonididae), any minute, delicate insect (order Diptera) characterized by beaded, somewhat hairy antennae and few veins in …
Britannica English vocabulary
GALL-MIDGE — (энтомология) галлообразующие насекомые галлица (Cecidomyidae)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GALL-MIDGE — n энт. 1> галлообразующие насекомые 2> галлица ( Cecidomyidae )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GALL-MIDGE — энт. 1) галлица (Cecidomyidae) 2) галлообразующие насекомые
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
GALL MIDGE — (n) галлица
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
GALL MIDGE — (a) галлообразующие насекомые
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
GALL-MIDGE — n энт. 1) галлообразующие насекомые 2) галлица ( Cecidomyidae )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
GALL-MIDGE — n энт. 1> галлообразующие насекомые 2> галлица ( Cecidomyidae )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
GALL-MIDGE — (энтомология) галлообразующие насекомые галлица (Cecidomyidae)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
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
GALL — I. ˈgȯl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gealla; akin to Old High German galla gall, …
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
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
GALL — (n.) The bitter, alkaline, viscid fluid found in the gall bladder, beneath the liver. It consists of the secretion of …
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
GALL — ( n. ) The bitter, alkaline, viscid fluid found in the gall bladder, beneath the liver. It consists of the …
Webster's Revised 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
GALL — gall 1 /gawl/ , n. 1. impudence; effrontery. 2. bile, esp. that of an animal. 3. something bitter or severe. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MIDGE — n. small insect similar to a mosquito, gnat; little person
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GALL — I. ˈgȯl noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gealla; akin to Greek cholē, cholos gall, wrath, Old English geolu …
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
MIDGE — noun a very small fly, abundant in many parts of the united states and canada, noted for the irritating quality …
Webster English vocab
GALL — noun the gall bladder. 2. gall ·noun impudence; brazen assurance. 3. gall ·noun a wound in the skin made by …
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
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
GALL — [gall] n [ME, fr. OE gealla; akin to Gk chole, cholos gall, wrath, OE geolu yellow--more at yellow] (bef. 12c) …
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
GALL — born c. 1840, near Moreau River [in present-day South Dakota], U.S. died 1894, near Oak Creek, S.D. Hunkpapa Sioux war …
Britannica English vocabulary
MIDGE — midge BrE AmE mɪdʒ ▷ midges ˈmɪdʒ ɪz -əz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GALL — gall, Gall BrE AmE ɡɔːl ɡɑːl ▷ galled ɡɔːld ɡɑːld ▷ galling ˈɡɔːl ɪŋ ˈɡɑːl- ▷ galls ɡɔːlz ɡɑːlz ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation 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
GALL — / gɔːl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. rude behaviour showing a lack of respect that is surprising …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MIDGE — midge /mɪdʒ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: mycg ] a small flying insect that can …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GALL — I. gall 1 /ɡɔːl $ ɡɒːl/ BrE AmE noun [ Sense 1-3: Language: Old English ; Origin: gealla ] [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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
GALL — n. 1 sl. impudence. 2 asperity, rancour. 3 bitterness; anything bitter (gall and wormwood). 4 the bile of animals. 5 …
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 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GALL — n. 1 sl. impudence. 2 asperity, rancour. 3 bitterness; anything bitter (gall and wormwood). 4 the bile of animals. 5 …
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 Chironomidae. …
Oxford English vocab
GALL — 1. n.1 sl. impudence. 2 asperity, rancour. 3 bitterness; anything bitter (gall and wormwood). 4 the bile of animals. 5 …
Oxford English vocab
MIDGE — ( midges) Midges are very small insects which bite. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GALL — ( galls, galling, galled) 1. If you say that someone has the gall to do something, you are criticizing them …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MIDGE — (~s) Midges are very small insects which bite. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
MIDGE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ As the sun rose higher, millions of midges emerged. ▪ But it was no better …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GALL — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES gall bladder COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE postprandial ▪ Our study also showed that …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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
GALL — â Mereerah, denoting "that which is bitter;" hence the term is applied to the "bile" or "gall" (the fluid secreted …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
MIDGE — сущ. 1) мошка; комар Syn : mosquito, gnat 2) = midget 2) 3) мальки рыб 4) маленький одноконный экипаж 5) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GALL — (физиологическое) желчь (анатомия) желчный пузырь (тж. * bladder) желчность, злоба - a pen dipped in * ядовитое /злое/ перо - …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GALL — gall.ogg _I gɔ:l n 1. физиол. жёлчь 2. анат. жёлчный пузырь ( тж. gall bladder) 3. жёлчность, злоба a pen …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GALL — I gall сущ.1) мед. а) желчь Syn:bile б) желчный пузырь 2) желчность, злоба, недовольство, неудовлетворение; вражда, враждебность (по отношению к …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
GALL — _I gɔ:l n 1. физиол. жёлчь 2. анат. жёлчный пузырь ( тж. gall bladder) 3. жёлчность, злоба a pen dipped …
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