Chironomidae

Having used the word for the best part of 20 years I've no idea if i say it right.
Is it,
1. sher-ron-o-mid-a
2. sher-ron-o-mid-i
3. ker-ron-o-mid-a
4. ker-ron-o-mid-i
5. other ??
buzz-er, is not accepted

I usually opt for buzz-er, but if I'm trying to look a bit clever I go for No1, any ento-molo-whats-its got the answer?

I've heard No.3 used on a DVD. It was however an American DVD and it's very possible that there's different pronunciations on different sides of the atlantic, which opens a whole new can of blood-worms.

I am probably wrong? but I think it's : CHIR ON O MID? Add an S, for plural? It's a BUGG-er anyway!

why not....

MIDGE larvae so much less pompous

no.3 mate

chro-nim-a-day

is the correct pronounciation.. all those years at uni werent wasted afterall...

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Phoenetically - collective is KIR-ON-OMID; to collectivise the species KIR-ON-OMID-AY

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"I started this life with nothing......and I've still got most of it left!"

Caenis ?

KAY - nis ?

Or See - nis ... as in Julius Caeser ? If it baffled Dick Walker, heaven help the rest of us.

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Abiskomyia
Ablabesmyia
Acamptocladius
Acricotopus
Alotanypus
Anatopynia
Antillocladius
Apedilum
Apometriocnemus
Apsectrotanypus
Arctodiamesa
Arctopelopia
Asheum
Australopelopia
Axarus
Baeoctenus
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Beckidia
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Boreochlus
Boreosmittia
Brillia
Brundiniella
Bryophaenocladius
Buchonomyia
Camptocladius
Cantopelopia
Cardiocladius
Chaetocladius
Chasmatonotus
Chernovskiia
Chironomus
Cladopelma
Cladotanytarsus
Clinotanypus
Clunio
Coelotanypus
Compteromesa
Compterosmittia
Constempellina
Conchapelopia
Corynocera
Corynoneura
Corynoneurella
Cricotopus
Cryptochironomus
Cryptotendipes
Cyphomella
Demeijerea
Demicryptochironomus
Denopelopia
Derotanypus
Diamesa
Dicrotendipes
Diplocladius
Diplosmittia
Djalmabatista
Doithrix
Doncricotopus
Echinocladius
Einfeldia
Endochironomus
Endotribelos
Epoicocladius
Eretmoptera
Eukiefferiella
Eurycnemus
Euryhapsis
Fittkauimyia
Georthocladius
Gillotia
Glyptotendipes
Goeldichironomus
Graceus
Guttipelopia
Gymnometriocnemus
Gynocladius
Halocladius
Hanocladius
Harnischia
Hayesomyia
Heleniella
Helopelopia
Heterotanytarsus
Heterotrissocladius
Hudsonimyia
Hydrobaenus
Hyporhygma
Ichthyocladius
Irisobrillia
Kiefferulus
Kloosia
Krenopelopia
Krenosmittia
Labrundinia
Lappodiamesa
Larsia
Lasiodiamesa
Lauterborniella
Limnophyes
Lipurometriocnemus
Litocladius
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Macropelopia
Meropelopia
Mesocricotopus
Mesosmittia
Metriocnemus
Microchironomus
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Monopelopia
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Neozavrelia
Nilotanypus
Nilothauma
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Odontomesa
Oliveridia
Omisus
Onconeura
Oreadomyia
Orthocladius
Pagastia
Pagastiella
Paraboreochlus
Parachaetocladius
Parachironomus
Paracladius
Paracladopelma
Paracricotopus
Parakiefferiella
Paralauterborniella
Paralimnophyes
Paramerina
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Parapentaneura
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Parochlus
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Pirara
Platysmittia
Plhudsonia
Polypedilum
Potthastia
Procladius
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Protanypus
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Pseudochironomus
Pseudodiamesa
Pseudokiefferiella
Pseudorthocladius
Pseudosmittia
Psilometriocnemus
Radotanypus
Rheocricotopus
Rheomyia
Rheopelopia
Rheosmittia
Rheotanytarsus
Robackia
Saetheria
Saetheriella
Schineriella
Semiocladius
Sergentia
Skutzia
Smittia
Stackelbergina
Stelechomyia
Stempellina
Stempellinella
Stenochironomus
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Stilocladius
Sublettea
Sublettiella
Symbiocladius
Sympotthastia
Syndiamesa
Synendotendipes
Synorthocladius
Tanypus
Tanytarsus
Tavastia (genus)
Telmatogeton
Telmatopelopia
Telopelopia
Tethymyia
Thalassomya
Thalassosmittia
Thienemannia
Thienemanniella
Thienemannimyia
Tokunagaia
Tribelos
Trichochilus
Trichocladius
Trichotanypus
Trissocladius
Trissopelopia
Tvetenia
Unniella
Virgatanytarsus
Vivacricotopus
Xenochironomus
Xenopelopia
Xestochironomus
Xylotopus
Zalutschia
Zavrelia
Zavreliella
Zavrelimyia

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WHEN YOU LEAVE THE RIVER, TAKE NOTHING, AND LEAVE ONLY FOOTPRINT'S!!!

THA CAN TELL A YORKSHIREMAN ,BUT THA CAN'T TELL HIM MUCH !!

What would Walker have made of Siphlonuridae or Leptophlebiidae, I wonder? He was an educated man; I can't help thinking that he might have been having a leg-pull. TC

PS Here's a beaut, Prosopistomatoidea. Sounds downright vulgar.