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gnat vs dipterous insect

dipterous insect vs gnat

gnat and dipterous insect both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gnat Yes No No No
dipterous insect Yes No No No
As nouns, dipterous insect is a hypernym of gnat; that is, dipterous insect is a word with a broader meaning than gnat:
  • gnat: any of various small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand flies
  • dipterous insect: 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, dipteron, two-winged insects.
gnat (noun) dipterous insect (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 dipterous insect

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