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gnat vs dipteron

dipteron vs gnat

gnat and dipteron both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gnat Yes No No No
dipteron Yes No No No
As nouns, dipteron is a hypernym of gnat; that is, dipteron is a word with a broader meaning than gnat:
  • gnat: any of various small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand flies
  • dipteron: insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing
Other hypernyms of gnat include dipteran, dipterous insect, two-winged insects.
gnat (noun) dipteron (noun)
any of various small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand flies insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing
(British usage) mosquito
Difference between gnat and dipteron

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