gall gnat.
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gall gnat — noun fragile mosquito like flies that produce galls on plants • Syn: ↑gall midge, ↑gallfly • Hypernyms: ↑dipterous insect, ↑two winged insects, ↑dipteran, ↑dipteron • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
gall gnat. — See gall midge … Useful english dictionary
gall midge — or gall gnat n. any of a family (Cecidomyiidae) of tiny midges that often produce galls on plants … English World dictionary
gall midge — noun fragile mosquito like flies that produce galls on plants • Syn: ↑gallfly, ↑gall gnat • Hypernyms: ↑dipterous insect, ↑two winged insects, ↑dipteran, ↑dipteron • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
gall midge — any of several dipterous insects of the family Cecidomyiidae, the larvae of which form characteristic galls on plants. Also called gall gnat. [1900 05] * * * ▪ insect any minute, delicate insect (order Diptera) characterized by beaded, somewhat… … Universalium
Gnat — (PronEng|næt, nat ) is a colloquial name for many small insects in the order Diptera and specifically within the suborder Nematocera. The males often assemble together in large mating swarms, particularly at dusk, called a ghost .Gnat larvae are… … Wikipedia
dipteran — n. & adj. n. a dipterous insect. adj. = DIPTEROUS 1. Etymology: mod.L diptera f. Gk diptera neut. pl. of dipterous two winged (as DI (2), pteron wing) * * * noun insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the… … Useful english dictionary
dipteron — noun insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing • Syn: ↑dipterous insect, ↑two winged insects,… … Useful english dictionary
dipterous insect — noun insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing • Syn: ↑two winged insects, ↑dipteran, ↑dipteron… … Useful english dictionary
two-winged insects — noun insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing • Syn: ↑dipterous insect, ↑dipteran, ↑dipteron •… … Useful english dictionary
