spent gnat
noun
an angler's name for the spinner of various mayflies, esp Ephemeris danica and E. vulgata, particularly when lying spent on the water surface after mating and egg-laying
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What does "scattergood" mean?
a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.
a person who spends possessions or money extravagantly or wastefully; spendthrift.
a well-intentioned but naive and often ineffectual social or political reformer.
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Spenserian stanza, Spens' syndrome, spent, Spenta Amesha, Spenta Mainyu, spent gnat, speos, Speranski, sperm, sperma-, spermaceti
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