Definition of gnat
: any of various small usually biting dipteran flies
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Well, bedbugs, though, were spotted on subway benches at Union Square, Fordham Road, and Hoyt-Schermerhorn stations, similar to how lice and gnats attacked Egypt in Exodus’ Ten Plagues.
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Origin and Etymology of gnat
Middle English, from Old English gnætt; akin to Old English gnagan to gnaw
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: a small fly that bites people and animals
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: any of various small usually biting dipteran flies (as a midge or blackfly)
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