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/næt/ · noun
Any small insect of the order Diptera, specifically within the suborder Nematocera..
[A]nd his servant was beside him with a fan to keep away the flies and gnats.
"Away thou whining gnat, and trouble me not!"
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Gnat means Any small insect of the order Diptera, specifically within the suborder Nematocera..
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[A]nd his servant was beside him with a fan to keep away the flies and gnats.
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