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gnat

  [nat]
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–noun
1. any of certain small flies, esp. the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
2. British. mosquito.
—Idiom
3. strain at a gnat and swallow a camel, to fuss about trifles while ignoring more serious matters.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE gnæt(t); c. G (dial.) Gnatze

Related forms:
gnatlike, adjective
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Word Origin & History

gnat 
O.E. gnætt, earlier gneat, from P.Gmc. *gnattaz (cf. Low Ger. gnatte, Ger. Gnitze).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: gnat
Pronunciation: 'nat
Function: noun
: any of various small usually biting dipteran flies (as a midge or blackfly)
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

gnat (nāt)
n.
Any of various small, biting, two-winged flies, such as a biting midge or black fly.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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