Meanings
nounClear Lake gnat (plural Clear Lake gnats)
plural Clear Lake gnats
- Chaoborus astictopus, a kind of phantom midge.
Origin
Known from Clear Lake (California).
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Clear Lake gnat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Clear%20Lake%20gnat
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“Clear Lake gnat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Clear%20Lake%20gnat. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Clear Lake gnat,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Clear%20Lake%20gnat.
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