midge

/mɪdʒ/

Tradução: Pequeno inseto díptero semelhante a um mosquito, mas sem peças bucais que picam; as larvas vivem na água ou em solo úmido e os adultos frequentemente formam enxames, especialmente perto da água.

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noun

C1formalcommon/mɪdʒ/

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

🇷🇺Крошечное двукрылое насекомое, похожее на комара, без кусающих ротовых органов, часто появляющееся в танцующих роях, особенно у воды.
🇪🇸Insecto diminuto de dos alas, similar a un mosquito, pero sin piezas bucales que piquen, que a menudo forma enjambres danzantes cerca del agua. También se aplica a pequeños dípteros picadores en sentido amplio.
🇫🇷Petit insecte diptère ressemblant à un moustique, souvent sans pièces buccales piqueuses, qui apparaît en essaims dansants, notamment près de l'eau.
🇩🇪Winziges zweiflügeliges Insekt, das einer Mücke ähnelt, aber nicht sticht; es tritt oft in Schwärmen auf, besonders in der Nähe von Gewässern.
🇵🇹Pequeno inseto díptero semelhante a um mosquito, mas sem peças bucais que picam; as larvas vivem na água ou em solo úmido e os adultos frequentemente formam enxames, especialmente perto da água.
🇨🇳一种微小的双翅目昆虫，外形似蚊但口器不叮咬人，常成群飞舞，尤见于水边。
🌐حشرة صغيرة ثنائية الأجنحة تشبه البعوض ولا تلدغ، تظهر غالباً في أسراب راقصة قرب الماء.

Small flying insect B1 formal scientific
A minute, two-winged insect resembling a mosquito but lacking biting mouthparts; typically found in swarms near bodies of water.
- 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.
🇵🇹Mosquito-palha
Sinônimos: gnat

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