Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

biting midge

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables: bit-ing midge
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any Ceratopogonidae, a family of small flies (1-4 mm long) in the order Diptera.

Inflected Forms

biting midges (plural)

Phrases

non-biting midge

Synonyms

midgie sand fly punkie punky ceratopogonid punkey no-see-um

Questions

What does biting midge mean?: Any Ceratopogonidae, a family of small flies (1-4 mm long) in the order Diptera.

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