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gnat

12 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. gnat (noun)
  2. gnat hawk (noun)
  3. buffalo gnat (noun)
  4. Clear Lake gnat (noun)
  5. fungus gnat (noun)
  6. gall gnat (noun)
  7. resin gnat (noun)
  8. snow gnat (noun)
  9. sour gnat (noun)
  10. turkey gnat (noun)
  11. water gnat (noun)
  12. moth fly (noun)

gnat

noun \ˈnat\

Definition of GNAT

: any of various small usually biting dipteran flies
— gnat·ty \-ē\ adjective
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Origin of GNAT

Middle English, from Old English gnætt; akin to Old English gnagan to gnaw
First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Insect Terms

drone, entomology, gadfly, pismire, proboscis, vespine

Rhymes with GNAT

bat, batt, blat, brat, cat, Cat, chat, chert, drat, fat, flat, frat, gat, hat, mat, Matt, matte, pat, phat, plait, plat, Pratt, rat, sat, scat, scatt, skat, slat, spat, splat, sprat, stat, tat, that, vat

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