Home › Words › G › gnatwormgnatwormgnatworm means the aquatic larva of a gnat.EtymologyFrom gnat + worm.nounThe aquatic larva of a gnat.e.g.“He that would behold a very anomalous motion, may observe it in the Tortile and tiring stroaks of Gnatworms” — 1658, Sir Thomas Browne, Hydriotaphia, page 160:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.gnatling 63% match — A tiny gnat. vs gnatworm →horseworm 62% match — The larva of a botfly. vs gnatworm →gnatlike 61% match — Resembling or characteristic of a gnat; tiny, insignificant. vs gnatworm →arrowworm 61% match — A transparent predatory marine worm of the phylum Chaetognatha, found in plankton. vs gnatworm →blackworm 60% match — An oligochaete, Lumbriculus variegatus, found in shallow water marshes, ponds, and swamps in North America and Europe, feeding on microorganisms and organic material. vs gnatworm →caddisworm 59% match — The larva of the caddis fly. vs gnatworm →culiciform 59% match — gnat-shaped vs gnatworm →gourdworm 59% match — A fluke or trematode worm, especially the liver fluke. vs gnatworm →