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  • noun Plural form of midge.

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Examples

  • Tackle for fishing midges is exponentially better than it was just 20 years ago.

    The Mighty Midge 2003

  • These are tiny little bugs called midges and they feasted on --

    CNN Transcript Oct 6, 2007 2007

  • (12 / 11 / 2006) Small insects known as midges are telling scientists that Earth is warming, according to research to be presented December 15 at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco.

    Mongabay.com News 2009

  • (12 / 11 / 2006) Small insects known as midges are telling scientists that Earth is warming, according to research to be presented December 15 at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco.

    Mongabay.com News 2009

  • (12 / 11 / 2006) Small insects known as midges are telling scientists that Earth is warming, according to research to be presented December 15 at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco.

    Mongabay.com News 2009

  • (12 / 11 / 2006) Small insects known as midges are telling scientists that Earth is warming, according to research to be presented December 15 at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco.

    Mongabay.com News 2009

  • Lesser horseshoe bats mainly eat small flying insects such as midges but they also take crane flies, moths and caddis flies.

    WalesOnline - Home 2010

  • Jan Knodel, NDSU Extension Service entomologist, will highlight management strategies for soybean aphid and sunflower head-infesting insects, such as midges and moths.

    | INFORUM | Fargo, ND 2009

  • After the kids are in bed, I run along the lush coastline in the late summer light, thinking of thriller plot-lines, not missing the West Coast midges one bit.

    Summer holidays: Top 10 places for over-fives 2011

  • Whether it's bedbugs, fleas, midges, bees, wasps, biting flies, kissing bugs conenoses or mosquitoes, if your infestation is serious enough, don't be silly -- call for not only medical help if besieged but also professional extermination or public health assistance.

    Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: The Hidden Dangers of Bug Bites M.D. Glenn D. Braunstein 2011

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