Gnat

[AS.] A small insect with a sting; a blood¬ Alaska. sucking fly which undergoes changes of form in Goldfinch. water. The females have a needle-shaped pro¬ with boscis for penetrating the skin of plants and ani¬ yellow-bird. mals. The mosquito is a gnat which injects some poison into the wound it makes, and is very Gold=fish. annoying in many localities. golden