different between midge vs fruitfly

midge

English

Etymology

From Middle English mydge, migge, from Old English mygg, my?? (midge, gnat), from Proto-West Germanic *muggju, from Proto-Germanic *mugj?, from Proto-Indo-European *m?- (fly, midge), *mu-, *mew-.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: m?j, IPA(key): /m?d?/
  • Rhymes: -?d?

Noun

midge (plural midges)

  1. any of various small two-winged flies, for example, from the family Chironomidae or non-biting midges, the family Chaoboridae or phantom midges, and the family Ceratopogonidae or biting midges, all belonging to the order Diptera
  2. (fishing) any bait or lure designed to resemble a midge


Derived terms

Translations

See also

  • gnat

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fruitfly

English

Etymology

fruit +? fly

Noun

fruitfly (plural fruitflies)

  1. Alternative spelling of fruit fly

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