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单词 biting midge
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Definition of biting midge in English:

biting midge

noun
  • A very small fly that typically occurs in large swarms. The female has piercing mouthparts and feeds on the blood of a variety of animals, including humans.

    Family Ceratopogonidae: numerous genera and species, including the common European Culicoides obsoletus

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Haemoproteus is transmitted by sandflies, or biting midges, of the genus Culicoides, and by louse-flies, both of which occur in the Lesser Antilles.
    • Haemoproteus species are transmitted by biting midges (Citlicoides spp.; Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) and louse flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae).
    • Bundaberg is blessed with its very own biting midges, also known as sandflies, that are indigenous to the Burnett River and breed in the river mud.
    • However, tests carried out on Scottish students have revealed just how inescapable Culicoides impunctatus - the Highland biting midge - really is.
    • These are likely what is commonly referred to as no-see-um or biting midge.
    • Similarly, the Mosquito Magnet mimics a human by emitting a plume of carbon dioxide, heat and moisture, and an attractant, octenol, which targets mosquitoes, biting midges, black flies and sandflies.
    • A summer break in the Highlands sounds idyllic, but it has one obvious downside: the dreaded Culicoides impunctatus, or Highland biting midge.
    • Evidence is building that the biting midge, Culicoides sonorensis, is a vector of vesicular stomatitis virus, which causes significant economic losses in cattle, horses, and swine
    • Seal studies the behavior of the biting midge, the nemesis of many an otherwise happy Scottish camper.
    • The vector for H. velans in our study area is probably a biting midge (genus Culicoides).
    • In a small pocket there you will find a lot of biting midges (Culicoides spp., I believe) flying around, and I walked into them.
    • Other blood feeding insects or mites that may occasionally be pests of poultry include: chigger mites, biting midges, and black flies (turkey gnats).

Definition of biting midge in US English:

biting midge

noun
  • A very small fly that typically occurs in large swarms. The female has piercing mouthparts and feeds on the blood of a variety of animals, including humans.

    Family Ceratopogonidae: numerous genera and species, including the punkie (Culicoides and related genera)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Other blood feeding insects or mites that may occasionally be pests of poultry include: chigger mites, biting midges, and black flies (turkey gnats).
    • The vector for H. velans in our study area is probably a biting midge (genus Culicoides).
    • Bundaberg is blessed with its very own biting midges, also known as sandflies, that are indigenous to the Burnett River and breed in the river mud.
    • A summer break in the Highlands sounds idyllic, but it has one obvious downside: the dreaded Culicoides impunctatus, or Highland biting midge.
    • Evidence is building that the biting midge, Culicoides sonorensis, is a vector of vesicular stomatitis virus, which causes significant economic losses in cattle, horses, and swine
    • Haemoproteus species are transmitted by biting midges (Citlicoides spp.; Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) and louse flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae).
    • Similarly, the Mosquito Magnet mimics a human by emitting a plume of carbon dioxide, heat and moisture, and an attractant, octenol, which targets mosquitoes, biting midges, black flies and sandflies.
    • Haemoproteus is transmitted by sandflies, or biting midges, of the genus Culicoides, and by louse-flies, both of which occur in the Lesser Antilles.
    • These are likely what is commonly referred to as no-see-um or biting midge.
    • In a small pocket there you will find a lot of biting midges (Culicoides spp., I believe) flying around, and I walked into them.
    • However, tests carried out on Scottish students have revealed just how inescapable Culicoides impunctatus - the Highland biting midge - really is.
    • Seal studies the behavior of the biting midge, the nemesis of many an otherwise happy Scottish camper.
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