gnat vs blackfly
blackfly vs gnatgnat and blackfly both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gnat | Yes | No | No | No |
| blackfly | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
blackfly is a hyponym of
gnat; that is, blackfly is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
gnat:
- gnat: any of various small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand flies
- blackfly: small blackish stout-bodied biting fly having aquatic larvae; sucks the blood of birds as well as humans and other mammals
Other hyponyms of gnat include
biting midge, no-see-um, punkey, punkie, punky, midge, psychodid, Phlebotomus papatasii, sand fly, sandfly, black fly, buffalo gnat.
| gnat (noun) | blackfly (noun) |
|---|---|
| any of various small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand flies | small blackish stout-bodied biting fly having aquatic larvae; sucks the blood of birds as well as humans and other mammals |
| (British usage) mosquito | blackish aphid that infests e.g. beans and sugar beets |
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