1. (n.) Any one of many small, delicate, long-legged flies of the Chironomus, and allied genera, which do not bite. Their larvae are usually aquatic.

2. (n.) A very small fly, abundant in many parts of the United States and Canada, noted for the irritating quality of its bite.

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