Billions of Midges Freeze to Death

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midge Billions of midges have frozen to death start learning		a small flying insect that can bite people Pol. komar
beastie An expert on the biting beastie. start learning		Informal an insect
voracious Tourists breakfasted upon by the voracious and swarming insects. start learning		having an extremely strong desire to do or have a lot of something
swarm swarming insects. start learning		Pol. (of bees) roić się
hot spot Sutherland is a midge hot spot start learning		a place that is popular for entertainment or a particular activity
demise Public interest in the midge — and ultimately in its demise or avoidance — is high start learning		the end of something that used to exist, death formal
comprehensive the big freeze is so comprehensive. start learning		complete and including everything that is necessary: complete
infest wide areas of midge infested ground frozen start learning		if insects, rats etc ____ a place, there are a lot of them and they usually cause damage
resilient to sth But midges are very resilient. They will sit there in the ground waiting days for their meal.” start learning		able to become strong, happy, or successful again after a difficult situation or event Pol. odporny
respite a welcome respite in a war that humans seemingly cannot win. start learning		a short time when something bad stops happening, so that the situation is temporarily better
on record the coming summer may be one of the best, midge quiet Scottish summers on record. start learning		a piece of information or a description of an event that is written on paper or stored on a computer: x2

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