Definitions for gnatnæt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
gnatnæt(n.)
any of certain small flies, esp. the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
Category: Entomology
Origin of gnat:
bef. 900; ME; OE gnæt(t), c. dial. G Gnatze
gnat′ty(adj.)-ti•er, -ti•est.
Princeton's WordNet
gnat(noun)
any of various small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand flies
gnat(noun)
(British usage) mosquito
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
gnat(noun)æt
a tiny flying insect
gnats flying around our heads
Wiktionary
gnat(Noun)
Any small insect of the order Diptera, specifically within the suborder Nematocera.
Gnat(ProperNoun)
A type of jet fighter aircraft.
Webster Dictionary
Gnat(noun)
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
Gnat(noun)
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
Translations for gnat
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
gnat(noun)
a very small, usually blood-sucking, fly.
- muggieAfrikaans
- ذُبابَه مّصّاصَة دمArabic
- комарBulgarian
- mosquitoPortuguese (BR)
- komárCzech
- die MückeGerman
- mygDanish
- σκνίπαGreek
- jejénSpanish
- sääskEstonian
- پشهFarsi
- sääskiFinnish
- moucheronFrench
- ברחשHebrew
- एक प्रकार की खून चुसने वाली मक्खीHindi
- mušica, komaracCroatian
- szúnyogHungarian
- agasIndonesian
- (bit)mÿ; moskítóIcelandic
- moscerinoItalian
- ぶよJapanese
- 각다귀Korean
- uodasLithuanian
- odsLatvian
- agasMalay
- mug; muskietDutch
- knott, myggNorwegian
- komarPolish
- پشهPersian
- يوه كوچنۍ حشره چې دوه وزرونه لرىPashto
- melgaPortuguese
- ţânţarRomanian
- комарRussian
- komárSlovak
- komarSlovenian
- komaracSerbian
- mygga, knottSwedish
- แมลงเล็ก ๆThai
- tatarcıkTurkish
- 蚋(一種吸血小蠅)Chinese (Trad.)
- комарUkrainian
- کوئی اڑنے والا چھوٹا کیڑا، مچھرUrdu
- muỗi nhỏVietnamese
- 蠓虫，蚊，蚋Chinese (Simp.)
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