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Schnake — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • gnat noun A small, flying insect, often found in swarms near water.
  • mosquito noun A small biting insect whose females feed on blood and can spread diseases such as malaria.

Senses

Schnake is used for these senses in English:

  • cranefly Any of various large flies of the suborder Tipulomorpha that have slender bodies and very long legs and that resemble giant mosquitoes.
  • gnat Any small insect of the order Diptera, specifically within the suborder Nematocera.
  • mosquito A small flying insect of the family Culicidae, the females of which bite humans and animals and suck blood, leaving an itching bump on the skin, and sometimes carrying diseases like malaria, dengue and yellow fever.

gnat — full definition

  1. noun A small, flying insect, often found in swarms near water.
  2. noun A minor, irritating annoyance or person.

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