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Noun: gall gnat  gol nat
  1. Fragile mosquito-like flies that produce galls on plants
    "The oak leaves were covered in galls caused by gall gnats";
    - gall midge, gallfly

Derived forms: gall gnats

Type of: dipteran, dipteron, dipterous insect, two-winged insects

Part of: Cecidomyidae, family Cecidomyidae

Encyclopedia: Gall gnat