midge

Noun.  Any of various small two-winged flies, for example, from the family ''Chironomidae'' or non-biting midges, the family ''Chaoboridae'' or phantom midges, and the family ''Ceratopogonidae'' or biting midges, all belonging to the order ''Diptera''.

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