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chironomid

/ kaɪˈrɒnəmɪd /

noun

  1. a member of the Chironomidae, a family of nonbiting midges
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adjective

  1. of or relating to this family
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of chironomid1

C19: from New Latin chironomus, from Greek kheironomos a gesturer, from kheir hand + nomos manager + -id ²
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Example Sentences

One university lecturer suggested a combination of unusual weather since the start of the year and the coronavirus lockdown may be causing the "large concentrations of chironomid".

From BBC

“Chironomid midges are a gigantic part of the food web,” DeLisi said.

"Chironomid midges are a gigantic part of the food web," DeLisi said.

The slide reveals a handful of the 3,332 chironomid larvae plucked from a dinner-plate sized sample of muck from the lake bed just off the pizza parlor dock, and that number has everything to do with how well Diamond Lake’s trout will grow this year and what fly in the box likely will best catch them.

His setup of two chironomid flies was working wonders on Shevlin Pond.

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