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Definitions for gnat
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Princeton's WordNet
gnatnoun
any of various small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand flies
gnatnoun
(British usage) mosquito
Wiktionary
gnatnoun
Any small insect of the order Diptera, specifically within the suborder Nematocera.
Gnatnoun
A type of jet fighter aircraft.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
GNATnoun
Etymology: gnæt, Saxon.
Her whip of cricket’s bone, the lash of film;
Her waggoner, a small grey-coated gnat. William Shakespeare, Rom. and Ju.Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel. Mat. xxiii. 24.
Wikipedia
GNAT
GNAT is a free-software compiler for the Ada programming language which forms part of the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC). It supports all versions of the language, i.e. Ada 2012, Ada 2005, Ada 95 and Ada 83. Originally its name was an acronym that stood for GNU NYU Ada Translator, but that name no longer applies. The front-end and run-time are written in Ada.
ChatGPT
gnat
A gnat is a small, two-winged flying insect that resembles a mosquito. They are typically found near water and in damp environments, such as marshes, ponds, or wetlands. Some species of gnats may bite or sting, while others are harmless and merely considered a nuisance.
Webster Dictionary
Gnatnoun
a blood-sucking dipterous fly, of the genus Culex, 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 mosquitoes. See Mosquito
Gnatnoun
any fly resembling a Culex in form or habits; esp., in America, a small biting fly of the genus Simulium and allies, as the buffalo gnat, the black fly, etc
Etymology: [AS. gnt.]
Wikidata
Gnat
A gnat is any of many species of tiny flying insects in the Dipterid suborder Nematocera, especially those in the families Mycetophilidae, Anisopodidae and Sciaridae. In British English the term applies particularly to Nematocerans of the family Culicidae. The common gnat is the species Culex pipiens. Male gnats often assemble in large mating swarms or ghosts, particularly at dusk. Gnat larvae are mostly free-living and some are aquatic. Many feed on plants, though some are carnivorous. Larval plant feeders cause root, stem, or leaf galls to be formed by the host plant. Some species of fungus gnats are pests of mushrooms and roots of potted plants in homes and greenhouses. Some South American Pleurothallid orchids are pollinated by tiny gnats and have correspondingly small flowers.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Gnat
nat, n. a genus of dipterous insects of numerous species, esp. abundant in marshy districts—the female lives on the blood of animals.—n. Gnat′ling. [A.S. gnæt; Ice. gnata, to clash.]
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
GNAT
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Gnat is ranked #75564 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Gnat surname appeared 255 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Gnat.
91.7% or 234 total occurrences were White.
4.3% or 11 total occurrences were Black.
1.9% or 5 total occurrences were Asian.
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Tang
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of gnat in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of gnat in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of gnat in a Sentence
You never use a sledgehammer to kill a gnat, we should not go to the extreme of expelling our members for fighting for what many of the citizens want to happen, whether you agree with it or not.
Splitting the atom is like trying to shoot a gnat in the Albert Hall at night and using ten million rounds of ammunition on the off chance of getting it. That should convince you that the atom will always be a sink of energy and never a reservoir of energy.
The Russian people will always be able to distinguish true patriots from scum and traitors and will simply spit them out like a gnat that accidentally flew into their mouths — spit them out on the pavement, i am convinced that such a natural and necessary self-purification of society will only strengthen our country, our solidarity, cohesion and readiness to respond to any challenges.
From the way Denny's shaking his head, he's either got an injured shoulder or a gnat in his eye.
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- mugAfrikaans
- серәкәйBashkir
- mosquitCatalan, Valencian
- mygDanish
- Schnake, StechmückeGerman
- kuloEsperanto
- mosquitoSpanish
- پشهPersian
- sääskiFinnish
- moucheronFrench
- meanbh-chuileagScottish Gaelic
- ñati'ûGuaraní
- szúnyogHungarian
- 蚋, ブヨJapanese
- 모기Korean
- culexLatin
- mašalasLithuanian
- odsLatvian
- aloiloyMalagasy
- мушичка, комарецMacedonian
- mug, knutDutch
- knottNorwegian
- mosquitoPortuguese
- мошка, комарRussian
- mušica, komarac, мушица, комарацSerbo-Croatian
- stickmyggaSwedish
- கொசுTamil
- sivrisinekTurkish
- ruồi nhuếVietnamese
- himuskitil, muskitil, jimuskitilVolapük
- 蚊子Chinese
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