MIDGE


Meaning of MIDGE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' mij

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English migge, from Old English mycg; akin to Old High German mucka midge, Greek myia fly, Latin musca

Date: before 12th century

: a tiny dipteran fly (as a chironomid)

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