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eye gnat — noun or eye fly : a small fly attracted (as by lachrymal secretions) to the eyes of man or other animals compare chloropidae * * * eye gnat, a small, disease carrying fly which hovers around the face and eyes of human beings and domestic animals; … Useful english dictionary
Eye gnat — Taxobox name = Eye gnats regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Hexapoda classis = Insecta subclassis = Pterygota infraclassis = Neoptera superordo = Endopterygota| ordo = Diptera subordo = Brachycera infraordo = Muscomorpha zoosectio … Wikipedia
Gnat — (PronEng|næt, nat ) is a colloquial name for many small insects in the order Diptera and specifically within the suborder Nematocera. The males often assemble together in large mating swarms, particularly at dusk, called a ghost .Gnat larvae are… … Wikipedia
eye fly — noun see eye gnat * * * eye fly, eye gnat … Useful english dictionary
gnat's eye — an idiomatic unit of distance; it s common to hear that something is as small as a gnat s eye. In fact, the eyes of typical gnats tend to have diameters similar in size to a hair s breadth: roughly 100 150 micrometers (0.10 0.15 millimeters) … Dictionary of units of measurement
gnat — A midge; general term applied to several species of minute insects, including species of Simulium (buffalo g.) and Hippelates (eye g.). British authors sometimes include mosquitoes in this group, but this is not done in the U.S. [A.S. gnaet] * *… … Medical dictionary
sour gnat — noun chiefly Midland : any of various minute irritating insects (as an eye gnat or drosophila) … Useful english dictionary
Hippelates — The eye gnats, a genus of flies in the family Chloropidae (fruit flies) that are attracted to the body secretions and fluids of animals and humans, particularly those in the eyes. H. is suspected of transmitting certain types of conjunctivitis… … Medical dictionary
Siphunculina — Si·phun·cu·li·na (.)sī .fəŋ kyə lē nə n a genus of dipteran flies of the family Chloropidae that includes an eye gnat (S. funicola) responsible for spreading conjunctivitis in southeastern Asia * * * n. a genus of flies. S. funicola, the eye fly… … Medical dictionary
Hippelates — Mosca del ojo … Wikipedia Español
