Defenition of the word gnat
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Defenition of the word gnat
- A tiny flying insect from one of several species in the Nematocera suborder, including the families Mycetophilidae, Anisopodidae and Sciaridae.
- British usage
- any of various small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand flies
- (British usage) mosquito
Hyponyms for the word gnat
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- biting midge
- black fly
- blackfly
- buffalo gnat
- midge
- no-see-um
- Phlebotomus papatasii
- psychodid
- punkey
- punkie
- punky
- sand fly
- sandfly
Hypernyms for the word gnat
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- dipteran
- dipteron
- dipterous insect
- mosquito
- two-winged insects
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