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   gnat

   /nat/

   noun

   • 1. a small two-winged fly that resembles a mosquito. Gnats include both biting and non-biting forms, and they typically form large swarms.
   • ▪ a person regarded as tiny or insignificant: "she'd be marking O'Brien—a gnat trying to curb an elephant"

   Word Origin Old Englishgnætt, of Germanic origin; related to German Gnitze.

   Scrabble Points: 5

   • G

     2

   • N

     1

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

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