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noun
Any in the family Sciaridae of fungus gnats.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
minute blackish gregarious flies destructive to mushrooms and seedlings
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: fungus gnat, sciara
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dipterous insect, two-winged insects, dipteran, dipteron
Narrower terms: armyworm
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