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Significado de gnat

n.

Athena
Inseto, mosquito.

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. 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

n.

dipterous insect generic term, two-winged insects generic term, dipteran generic term, dipteron generic term noun, mosquito generic term

Vogais: a

Consoantes: gnt

Palavras Parecidas

gent, gnaw at, gamut, gaunt, geminate, genet, genty, ghent, giant, gnathite.