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gnat
[ nat ]
noun
- any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
- British. mosquito.
gnat
/ ²Ôæ³Ù /
noun
- any of various small fragile biting dipterous insects of the suborder Nematocera, esp Culex pipiens ( common gnat ), which abounds near stagnant water
Derived Forms
- ˈ²µ²Ô²¹³ÙËŒ±ô¾±°ì±ð, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²µ²Ô²¹³Ùl¾±°ì±ð adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of gnat1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of gnat1
Idioms and Phrases
- strain at a gnat and swallow a camel, to fuss about trifles while ignoring more serious matters.
Example Sentences
Amid hordes of gnats they excavate that first fossil, which turns out to be a damaged leg bone.
Gracus glanced sidelong at this enormous gnat that continued to buzz in his ear.
The plant uses a musky odor to lure fungus gnats that usually feed and lay their eggs on mushrooms into their cup-shaped flowers.
Once inside, he spots gnats hovering above food rotting on dishes stacked in the kitchen.
The yellow attracts fungus gnats, aphids, thrips, leaf miners and other harmful pests feeding on your plants.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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