gnateater

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noun

Any of the South and Central American passerine birds in the family Conopophagidae.

Origintranslingual Conopophaga →
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Meanings

noungnateater (plural gnateaters)

plural gnateaters

  1. Any of the South and Central American passerine birds in the family Conopophagidae.

Origin

  1. translingualConopophaga
  2. Englishgnateater

Calque of translingual Conopophaga. By surface analysis, gnat + eater.

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Translations

Finnish töpökkä
  • töpökkäany of the South American passerine bird in the family Conopophagidae
Italian mangiamoscerini
  • mangiamosceriniany of the South American passerine bird in the family Conopophagidae
Polish mrówkożer
  • mrówkożerany of the South American passerine bird in the family Conopophagidae

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

argentate
Cite this entry
APA

gnateater. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gnateater

MLA

“gnateater.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gnateater. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gnateater,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gnateater.

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