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Definition of gnat noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

gnat

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/næt/

/næt/

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a very small fly with two wings that bites and often flies in large groups Topics Insects, worms, etc.c2
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Word OriginOld English gnætt, of Germanic origin; related to German Gnitze.

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