■ noun
1》 a small two-winged fly that forms swarms near water or marshy areas, and of which many kinds feed on blood. [Families Ceratopogonidae ( biting ~s ) and Chironomidae: many species.]
↘used in names of other small flies whose larvae are pests of plants, e.g. gall ~ .
2》 informal a small person.
Origin
OE mycg(e) , of Gmc origin.