CHIRONOMID


Meaning of CHIRONOMID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kī-ˈrä-nə-məd ]

noun

Etymology: ultimately from Greek cheironomos one who gestures with his hands

Date: 1915

: any of a family (Chironomidae) of midges that lack piercing mouthparts

• chironomid adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.