Phrase Hound found 18 phrases and 11 compound words that contain midge. The most common are listed below. Open midge in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 18
- biting midgeAny Ceratopogonidae, a family of small flies (1-4 mm long) in the order Diptera.
- gall midgeAny insect of the Cecidomyiidae family, whose larvae damage crops and other plants, creating galls on the stems and other fleshy parts.
- wheat midgeVarious dipterous insects of the family Cecidomyiidae (gall midges, gall gnats) that are pests of wheat:
- Midge HallA village in South Ribble borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5123).
- sorghum midgeContarinia sorghicola, a gall midge pest of sorghum.
- swede midgeContarinia nasturtii, a gall midge pest of Brassicaceae.
- barley midgeA Hessian fly (Mayetiola destructor).
- midge netA net worn around the head and face to keep off insects.
- phantom midgeAn insect in the dipteran family Chaoboridae.
- aphid midgeA small dipterous insect (Aphidoletes aphidimyza), the larva of which feeds on various aphids.
- frog-biting midgeA small insect in the family Corethrellidae (related to mosquitos) that feeds on the blood of frogs.
- mesquite gall midgeAsphondylia prosopidis, a species of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae.
- non-biting midgeAny of various small two-winged flies, belonging to the family Chironomidae in the order Diptera.
- midge grassHolcus lanatus; velvetgrass
- apple midgeA small dipterous insect (Lycoriella ingenua), the larva of which bores in apples.
- midge netsplural of midge net: A net worn around the head and face to keep off insects.
- meniscus midgeA midge in the family Dixidae, whose larva lives in standing water just under the surface.
- apple leaf midgeA pest of apple trees (Dasineura mali, syns. Sciara mali, Malobrus mali, Perrisia mali)
Compound words 11
- mugwortAny of species Artemisia vulgaris of plants native to temperate Eurasia and north Africa, traditionally used medicinally.
- MidgleyA village in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0326).
- midgelingA small or immature midge.
- midgieSynonym of midge (“small biting fly”).
- antimidgeCountering midges.
- midgeproofResistant to midges.
- midgeySwarming with midges.
- midgySynonym of midge (“small biting fly”).
- MidgeholmeA hamlet and civil parish in city of Carlisle district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY6458).
- midgestationThe middle period of gestation