HyperDic: midge

English > 1 sense of the word *midge*:
NOUN	animal	midge	minute two-winged mosquito-like fly lacking biting mouthparts

midge > pronunciation
Sounds	mih'jh
Rhymes	abridge ... yardage: 133 rhymes with ihjh...

English > *midge*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	minute two-winged mosquito-like fly lacking biting mouthparts; appear in dancing swarms especially near water.
Member of	Chironomidae, family Chironomidae	midges
Broader	gnat	Any of various small biting flies
Spanish	mosquito
Catalan	mosquit