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chironomid

chi·ron·o·mid [ kī rónnəmid ] (plural chi·ron·o·mids)


noun 
Definition:
 
midge: a small nonbiting midge that gathers in large breeding swarms, especially near water. Family Chironomidae.

[Late 19th century. < modern Latin Chironomidae< Greek kheironomos "pantomime dancer"]
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