midge
nounUK /mɪdʒ/
US /mɪdʒ/
A midge is a very tiny flying bug that can bite you.
A midge landed on my arm while we were fishing by the lake.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Any of many small two-winged flies that often gather in large swarms near water.
Clouds of midges hovered over the pond at dusk.
3. A tiny or insignificant person or thing.
He felt like a midge compared to the champion wrestler.
4. A small biting fly of the family Ceratopogonidae, also called a no-see-um.
The midges were so small we could barely see them, but their bites itched for days.