spent gnat
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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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Words nearby spent gnat
Spenserian stanza, Spens' syndrome, spent, Spenta Amesha, Spenta Mainyu, spent gnat, speos, Speranski, sperm, sperma-, spermaceti
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