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gnatling

gnatling noun: a tiny gnat.

Noun

gnatling (plural gnatlings)

  1. (poetic) A tiny gnat.
    • the world's tiniest bat, which was smaller than a gnatling[…]2012, Jason Hurlburt, Herstory
    • A gnatling's wind gives all its frame to ſigh1782, James Elphinston, The Epigrams of M. Val. Martial

Forms of gnatling

pluralgnatlings

Origin of gnatling

From gnat + -ling.

Questions about gnatling

What does gnatling mean?
Gnatling means a tiny gnat.
What part of speech is gnatling?
Gnatling is a noun.
What is the plural of gnatling?
The plural of gnatling is gnatlings.

Words near gnatling in the dictionary

  1. gnathostomulids
  2. gnathotheca
  3. gnathothecal
  4. gnatless
  5. gnatlike
  6. gnatling
  7. gnatlings
  8. gnatostome
  9. gnatproof
  10. gnats
  11. gnatty

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