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gnat

Gnat is a 4 letter word which starts with the letter G and ends with the letter T for which we found 2 definitions.

Definition
(n.) 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.
(n.) 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.

Syllable Information

The word gnat is a 4 letter word that has 1 syllable . The syllable division for gnat is: gnat


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