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Home Dictionary Name: gnatblack fly
In the United States a small venomous two winged fly of the genus Simulium of several species exceedingly abundant and troublesome in the northern forests called also buffalo gnat The larvaelig are aquatic It sucks the blood of birds as well as humans and other mammals...
Culiciform
Gnat shaped...
Gnat
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...
Gnatling
A small gnat...
Gnatworm
The aquatic larva of a gnat called also colloquially wiggler...
Goatsucker
One of several species of insectivorous birds belonging to Caprimulgus and allied genera esp the European species Caprimulgus Europaeligus so called from the mistaken notion that it sucks goats The European species is also goat milker goat owl goat chaffer fern owl night hawk nightjar night churr churr owl gnat hawk and dorhawk...
Mosquito
Any one of various species of gnats of the genus Culex and allied genera The females have a proboscis containing within the sheathlike labium six fine sharp needlelike organs with which they puncture the skin of man and animals to suck the blood These bites when numerous cause in many persons considerable irritation and swelling with some pain The larvaelig and pupaelig called wigglers are aquatic...
VerbarNematocera
A suborder of dipterous insects having long antennaelig as the mosquito gnat and crane fly called also Nemocera...
Sciniph
Some kind of stinging or biting insect as a flea a gnat a sandfly or the like...
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