fungus gnat
fungus gnat · fungus gnats
Any small short-lived gnat of various families in the order Diptera, feeding on fungi…Any small short-lived gnat of various families in the order Diptera, feeding on fungi or decaying plant matter; mostly found in the family Mycetophilidae.
Meaning
1 sensesAny small short-lived gnat of various families in the order Diptera, feeding on fungi or decaying plant matter; mostly found in the family Mycetophilidae.
More definitions
- mosquito-like insect whose larvae feed on fungi or decaying vegetation
- minute blackish gregarious flies destructive to mushrooms and seedlings