black gnat
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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A fly was ready fastened on the line, a black gnat, a little frayed but still hairy enough.
From Literature
Two March browns an' a black gnat.
From Project Gutenberg
The black Gnat is found on almost all waters.
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It is, speaking broadly, first cousin to the Black Gnat, though it is very much larger.
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We succeeded, however; and presently, across the throat of the upper "run," extended the cast of stone-fly, black gnat, and orange-red spider—possibly the first that ever swept the stream.
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