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Gnat Eg Crossword Clue

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noun

• a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal

• any epidemic disease with a high death rate

• a persistently annoying person

• any unwanted and destructive insect or other animal that attacks food or crops or livestock etc.

29%11 Type of gnat that feeds on blood
noun

• type genus of the Ceratopogonidae

29%10 Name derived from the Greek words for "gnat" and "foot"
noun

• a genus of dicotyledonous plants of the family Umbelliferae

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New York Times17 Jul 1984 Down 51
New York Times10 Dec 1980 Down 13
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