gall gnat

1. 1.

   fragile mosquito-like flies that produce galls on plants

   Synonymsgall midgegallfly

   Broaderdipterous insect

   NarrowerHessian fly

   Part ofCecidomyidae

Questions about gall gnat

What does gall gnat mean?

gall gnat means "fragile mosquito-like flies that produce galls on plants".

What is another word for gall gnat?

Close synonyms include gall midge, gallfly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is gall gnat a common word?

gall gnat is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.