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gnatworm

gnatworm noun: the aquatic larva of a gnat.

Noun

gnatworm (plural gnatworms)

  1. (rare) The aquatic larva of a gnat.
    • He that would behold a very anomalous motion, may observe it in the Tortile and tiring stroaks of Gnatworms1658, Sir Thomas Browne, Hydriotaphia, page 160
    • Here a rich insect-life had developped:^([sic]) Argynnis, wasps and Syrphidae, besides numerous dancing gnatworms.1909, Adolf Severin Jensen, “On the Mollusca of East-Greenland”, in Meddelelser om Gronland, page 345
    Synonyms:
    wiggler

Synonyms of gnatworm

Forms of gnatworm

pluralgnatworms

Origin of gnatworm

From gnat + worm.

Questions about gnatworm

What does gnatworm mean?
Gnatworm means the aquatic larva of a gnat.
What part of speech is gnatworm?
Gnatworm is a noun.
What is the plural of gnatworm?
The plural of gnatworm is gnatworms.

Words near gnatworm in the dictionary

  1. gnatlings
  2. gnatostome
  3. gnatproof
  4. gnats
  5. gnatty
  6. gnatworm
  7. gnatworms
  8. gnatwren
  9. gnatwrens
  10. gnaur
  11. gnaurs

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