English dictionary
gnat
/n/&/t/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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any of various small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand flies
Source: WordNet 3.0
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(British usage) mosquito
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A blood-sucking dipterous fly, of the genus <i>Culex</i>, undergoing a metamorphosis in water. The females have a proboscis armed with needlelike organs for penetrating the skin of animals. These are wanting in the males. In America they are generally called <i>mosquitoes</i>. See <u>Mosquito</u>.
Source: webster1913