Associations to the word «Chironomidae»

Wiktionary

CHIRONOMIDAE, proper noun. A taxonomic family within the order Diptera   — the chironomids or non-biting midges, a family of true flies widely distributed in aquatic and semi-aquatic habitats.

Dictionary definition

CHIRONOMIDAE, noun. Midges.

Wise words

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