fungus gnat


fungus gnat

noun

Definition of FUNGUS GNAT

: any of various small dipteran flies (families Mycetophilidae and Sciaridae) resembling mosquitoes and having larvae that feed on fungi and decaying organic matter

First Known Use of FUNGUS GNAT

1884

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