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The mating calls of male Panama cross-banded tree frogs are synchronized to confuse bats and midges.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
Climate change has worsened the spread of the virus, according to the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), as global warming impacts midge populations.
—Léa Pernelle, Fortune Europe, 21 Oct. 2024
Historically it was confined to tropical regions, but by 2006 there was enough warming in western Europe that some of those midges moved north and infected animals.
—Lois Parshley, Scientific American, 1 May 2018
Plus, the annoying midges are gone and an array of reds, oranges, and yellows dot the majestic landscape.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English migge, from Old English mycg; akin to Old High German mucka midge, Greek myia fly, Latin musca
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of midge was
before the 12th century
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“Midge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midge. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
Medical Definition
midge
noun
: any of numerous tiny dipteran flies (especially families Ceratopogonidae, Cecidomyiidae, and Chironomidae) many of which are capable of giving painful bites and some of which are vectors or intermediate hosts of parasites of humans and various other vertebrates see biting midge
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