Gnat (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
  2. mosquito.
Idioms
  1. to fuss about trifles while ignoring more serious matters.
noun
  1. any of various small fragile biting dipterous insects of the suborder Nematocera, esp Culex pipiens (common gnat), which abounds near stagnant water
Gnat (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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