fungus gnat

/ˌfʌŋgəs næt/

Other forms: fungus gnats

Definitions of fungus gnat

1. noun

   mosquito-like insect whose larvae feed on fungi or decaying vegetation
   type of:

   dipteran, dipteron, dipterous insect, two-winged insects

   insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing
2. noun

   minute blackish gregarious flies destructive to mushrooms and seedlings
   synonyms: sciara, sciarid

   types:

   armyworm

   larva of fungus gnat that feed on cereals and other grains; they march in large companies in regular order when the food is exhausted

   type of:

   dipteran, dipteron, dipterous insect, two-winged insects

   insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing