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noungnatling (plural gnatlings)
plural gnatlings
- poeticA tiny gnat.
[…]attack these gnatlings in their neſt
1761, Charles Churchill, The Rosciad2 more examples
the world's tiniest bat, which was smaller than a gnatling[…]
2012, Jason Hurlburt, HerstoryA gnatling's wind gives all its frame to ſigh
1782, James Elphinston, The Epigrams of M. Val. Martial
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APA
gnatling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gnatling
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“gnatling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gnatling. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gnatling,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gnatling.
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