"Gnat" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Gnats [plural]
Etymology: From gnat. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Gnat (plural Gnats)
  1. (historical) A type of jet fighter aircraft. Wikipedia link: Folland Gnat Tags: historical Categories (topical): Aircraft Translations (fighter type): Gnat (Finnish), Nutikka (english: nickname) (Finnish), Gnat [feminine] (German)

Inflected forms

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