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fungus gnat

fungus gnat noun: any small short-lived gnat of various families in the order Diptera, feeding on fungi or decaying plant matter; mostly found in the family Mycetophilidae.

Noun

fungus gnat (plural fungus gnats)

  1. Any small short-lived gnat of various families in the order Diptera, feeding on fungi or decaying plant matter; mostly found in the family Mycetophilidae.

Forms of fungus gnat

pluralfungus gnats

Questions about fungus gnat

What does fungus gnat mean?
Fungus gnat means any small short-lived gnat of various families in the order Diptera, feeding on fungi or decaying plant matter; mostly found in the family Mycetophilidae.
What part of speech is fungus gnat?
Fungus gnat is a noun.
What is the plural of fungus gnat?
The plural of fungus gnat is fungus gnats.

Words near fungus gnat in the dictionary

  1. fungus comb
  2. fungus combs
  3. fungus gamboge
  4. fungus garden
  5. fungus gardens
  6. fungus gnat
  7. fungus gnats
  8. fungus imperfectus
  9. fungus moth
  10. fungus moths
  11. Fungus Rock

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