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FAMILY CHIRONOMIDAE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Midges
Synonyms:
Chironomidae; family Chironomidae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("family Chironomidae" is a kind of...):
arthropod family (any of the arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "family Chironomidae"):
midge (minute two-winged mosquito-like fly lacking biting mouthparts; appear in dancing swarms especially near water)
Chironomus; genus Chironomus (type genus of the Chironomidae)
Holonyms ("family Chironomidae" is a member of...):
Nematocera; suborder Nematocera (mosquitoes; fungus gnats; crane flies; gnats; sand flies)
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