Chironomid

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of the non-biting midges or Chironomidae, a family of true flies within the order Diptera.

    "Fossil chironomids have proven useful as indicators of climatic change."

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non biting midgenon-biting midge

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"Fossil chironomids have proven useful as indicators of climatic change."

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Chironomidae.

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