Meanings
nounfungus gnat (plural fungus gnats)
plural fungus gnats
- Any small short-lived gnat of various families in the order Diptera, feeding on fungi or decaying plant matter; mostly found in the family Mycetophilidae.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounminute blackish gregarious flies destructive to mushrooms and seedlings
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Japanese 茸蝿
- 茸蝿 (kinokobae)Translations
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APA
fungus gnat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fungus%20gnat
MLA
“fungus gnat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fungus%20gnat. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fungus gnat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fungus%20gnat.
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