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PRONUNCIATION OF GALL GNAT

gall gnat  [ɡɔːl næt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GALL GNAT

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Gall gnat is a noun.
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WHAT DOES GALL GNAT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

gall gnat

Cecidomyiidae

Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiid laying eggs on grass Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects usually only 2–3 mm in length; many are less than 1 mm long. They are characterised by hairy wings, unusual in the order Diptera, and have long antennae. More than 6,000 species and 783 genera are found worldwide, but since 1,100 are from well-studied North America, this may be an underestimate. Catocha americana...

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GALL GNAT


aplanat
ˈæpləˌnæt
assignat
ˈæsɪɡˌnæt
gnat
næt
manat
mæˈnæt
Nat
næt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GALL GNAT

gall
gall bladder
gall midge
gall mite
gall wasp
gall-apple
gall.
Galla
gallamine
gallant
gallant soldier
gallantly
gallantness
gallantries
gallantry
gallate
Galle
galleass
gallein
galleon

WORDS THAT END LIKE GALL GNAT

all that
alternat
and all that
and that
as all that
at
Banat
be all that
beat
been-there done-that
boat
body fat
buffalo gnat
cat
donnat
externat
pensionnat
qanat
quinnat
spent gnat

Synonyms and antonyms of gall gnat in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «gall gnat» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GALL GNAT

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Translator English - Chinese

瘿蚋
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mosquito biliar
570 millions of speakers

English

gall gnat
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पित्त कुटकी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المرارة البعوضه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

желчного комар
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fel mosquito
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পল মাতাল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vésicule moucheron
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hem gnat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gallen Mücke
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ゴールブヨ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

담즙 모기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gall gnat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mật con muỗi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பித்தப்பை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पित्त मत्सर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Safra kesesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gall moscerino
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

komar żółciowego
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

жовчного комар
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fiere țânțar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χοληδόχου σκνίπα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gal muggie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gall gnat
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

galle mygg
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gall gnat

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GALL GNAT»

The term «gall gnat» is used very little and occupies the 189.805 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GALL GNAT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gall gnat

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GALL GNAT»

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The Practical Entomologist: A Monthly Bulletin
Galls of the Willow aud the Oak. He answers as follows : — "I strongly incline to believe that the 'Joint- Worm' must bo the larva of some Gall-gnat, and not, as certain authors have supposed, of a Chalet* fly, for the following reasons : — " Is*.
‎1866
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Congressional Serial Set
... fly resisted by certain varieties of wheat, [3-5]. Appendix II: A. Description of the rye gall-gnat. By Dr. Herman Loew Views as to the original country of the Hessian fly, [6] — The rye gall-gnat and the Hessian fly may not be the same species, ...
‎1891
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Third report of the United States Entomological Commission, ...
That the whole life-history of the Hessian fly closely agrees with that of our rye gall-gnat cannot be denied; yet it would be hasty to take this congruity, which in closely allied species cannot at all be expected less, for a proof of the identity of the ...
Charles Valentine Riley, United States Entomological Commission, Alpheus Spring Packard, 1883
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Report of the United States Entomological Commission for the ...
That the whole life-history of the Hessian fly closely agrees with that of our rye gall-gnat cannot be denied; yet it would be hasty to take this congruity, which in closely allied species cannot at all be expected less, for a proof of the identity of the ...
United States Entomological Commission, 1883
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Report of the United States Entomological Commission ...
That the whole life-history of the Hessian fly closely agrees with that of our rye gall-gnat cannot be denied; yet it would be hasty to take this congruity, which in closely allied species cannot at all be expected less, for a proof of the identity of the ...
United States. Division of Entomology, 1883
6
Report of the United States Entomological Commission for the ...
That the whole life-history of the Hessian fly closely agrees with that of our rye gall- gnat cannot be denied; yet it would be hasty to take this congruity, which in closely allied species cannot at all be expected less, for a proof of the identity of the ...
‎1883
7
Congressional Edition
By Dr. Herman Loew [6] Views as to the original country of the Hessian fly, [6] — The rye gall-gnat and the Hessian fly may not be the same species, [6] — Description of the rye gall-gnat, C. seealina, [7]. B. Observations of the now crop ...
‎1891
8
Report of the United States Entomological Commission ...
That the whole life-history of the Hessian fly closely agrees with that of our rye gall-gnat cannot be denied; yet it would be hasty to take this congruity, which in closely allied species cannot at all be expected less, for a proof of the identity of the ...
United States Entomological Commission, 1883
9
The Book of Field and Roadside: Open-country Weeds, Trees, ...
The gall maker is the larval golden- rod gall gnat (Rhopalomyia solidaginis), a cecidomyiid fly. It attacks buds on most golden- rod species, transforming them into bunchy masses of deformed leaflets by preventing node elongation. This larva ...
John Andrew Eastman, 2003
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The Ohio Journal of Science
Fig. 13. Hicoria ovata affected by an unknown gall-gnat. Leaf-gall on under surface, having the form of a stout inverted cone, attached by its apex, and with the free base surrounded by a conspicuous fringe. 3-4 mm. high, 4-5 mm. in diameter.
‎1912

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GALL GNAT»

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The scoop on gnats: the weather they like & why they drive us nuts
But to an entomologist, it's a fungus gnat, eye gnat, gall gnat, sand gnat, or any number of other small biting flies that are often mistaken for ... «Washington Post, Jul 11»
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Review: The Met's Live in HD Broadcast of “Boris Godunov”
Thanks to the internet, I now have the attention span of a Cambodian gall gnat. But there was something spacious and inviting, enormous and ... «Creative Loafing Atlanta, Oct 10»

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