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midge

/mɪdʒ/

Traduction: Petit insecte diptère ressemblant à un moustique, souvent sans pièces buccales piqueuses, qui apparaît en essaims dansants, notamment près de l'eau.

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noun

/mɪdʒ/C1formal
  • frPetit insecte diptère ressemblant à un moustique, souvent sans pièces buccales piqueuses, qui apparaît en essaims dansants, notamment près de l'eau.

A minute two-winged mosquito-like fly that lacks biting mouthparts and often appears in dancing swarms, especially near water.

  1. Small flying insectB1formalscientific

    A minute, two-winged insect resembling a mosquito but lacking biting mouthparts; typically found in swarms near bodies of water.

    frMoucheron (insecte)

    • We were bothered by midges near the lake in the evening.
    • The midges danced in a cloud above the still water.
    • Unlike mosquitoes, midges do not bite humans or animals.
    • A swarm of midges appeared after the rain.

    Synonymesgnat

Formes
  • midges plural form
  • midges' possessive plural form
  • midge's possessive singular form