Midge
Midge noun - Minute two-winged mosquito-like fly lacking biting mouthparts; appear in dancing swarms especially near water.
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Vermin and midge are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Vermin" instead a noun "Midge".
Nearby Word: midget
Vermin
Vermin noun - A person whose behavior is offensive to others.
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Nearby Word: verminous
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Done at least three times in the Redwall series: Brome of Noonvale dresses up as a searat, Jukka Sling (a squirrel) shaves her tail and dyes her fur to pass as a Blue Horde rat, and Midge Manycoats designs elaborate vermin costumes for himself and Tammo.
Source: Dressing as the Enemy -
The hares Midge Manycoats and Tammo dress up to enter the Rapscallion camp; they end up looking like miscellaneous weird-looking creatures "neither wholly rat, ferret, or stoat, but definitely vermin of some sort", but since they're dressing up as Seers the otherworldly look actually helps.
Source: Ass in a Lion Skin
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