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Gnat word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "gnat" word

[noun] British usage
[noun] any of various small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand flies
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\Gnat\, n. [AS. gn[ae]t.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) 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}. 2. Any fly resembling a Culex in form or habits; esp., in America, a small biting fly of the genus {Simulium} and allies, as the buffalo gnat, the black fly, etc. {Gnat catcher} (Zo["o]l.), one of several species of small American singing birds, of the genus {Polioptila}, allied to the kinglets. {Gnat flower}, the bee flower. {Gnat hawk} (Zo["o]l.), the European goatsucker; -- called also {gnat owl}. {Gnat snapper} (Zo["o]l.), a bird that catches gnats. {Gnat strainer}, a person ostentatiously punctilious about trifles. Cf. --Matt. xxiii. 24.

See also: biting midge | black fly | blackfly | buffalo gnat | dipteran | dipteron | dipterous insect | midge | mosquito | no-see-um | Phlebotomus papatasii | psychodid | punkey | punkie | punky | sand fly | sandfly | two-winged insects |

Related terms: crumb, dot, drop, droplet, fleck, flyspeck, grain, iota, jot, microbe, microorganism, midge, minim, minutia, minutiae, mite, mote, particle, pinhead, pinpoint, point, scrap, snip, snippet, speck, tittle, vanishing point

The fun area, different aproach to word »gnat«

Let's analyse "gnat" as pure text. This string has Four letters in One syllable and One vowel. 25% of vowels is 13.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: TANG. Average typing speed for these characters is 1090 milliseconds. [info]

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Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: gnat: 1 = 1, reduced: 1 . and the final result is One.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: gnat: 7 + 5 + 1 + 2 = 15, reduced: 6, and the final result is Six.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
A (1) 1 Magician Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
G (1) 7 Chariot Strong, Sturdy, Decisive
N (1) 14 Temperance Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
T (1) 20 Judgement Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful

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