different between gnat vs culiciform
gnat
English
Etymology
From Middle English gnat, from Old English gnætt (“gnat; midge; mosquito”), from Proto-Germanic *gnattaz, *gnattuz (“gnat”), from Proto-Indo-European *g?neHd?n-, *g?neHd- (“to gnaw; scratch”), from Proto-Indo-European *g?en- (“to gnaw; bite; scratch; grind”). Cognate with Low German Gnatte (“gnat”), dialectal Swedish gnatt (“mote; particle; atom”), German Gnatz (“scabs; rash; scabies; stinginess”). Related also gnit and gnaw.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /næt/
- Rhymes: -æt
Noun
gnat (plural gnats)
- Any small insect of the order Diptera, specifically within the suborder Nematocera.
Related terms
- gnit
Derived terms
- gnat's
- gnat's arse, gnat's ass
- gnat bug
- gnatcatcher
- gnat's chuff
- gnateater
- gnat's prick
- gnat's whisker
Translations
See also
- midge
Anagrams
- Gant, T'ang, Tang, tang
Middle English
Alternative forms
- gnatte, knat, knatte, gnet
Etymology
From Old English gnætt, from Proto-Germanic *gnattaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?nat/, /?n?t/
Noun
gnat (plural gnattes)
- A gnat or similar insect.
- Something of little worth or importance.
Descendants
- English: gnat
- Scots: gnat
References
- “gnat, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-17.
Polish
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *gnat?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?nat/
Noun
gnat m anim
- (colloquial) large bone
- (slang) gun
Declension
Further reading
- gnat in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- gnat in Polish dictionaries at PWN
gnat From the web:
- what gnats
- what gnat means
- what gnats look like
- what gnats are attracted to
- what gnats bite
- what gnats eat
- what gnats are attracted to light
- what gnats don't like
culiciform
English
Etymology
From Latin culex (“a gnat”) +? -iform.
Adjective
culiciform (comparative more culiciform, superlative most culiciform)
- (zoology) gnat-shaped
culiciform From the web:
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