mosquito


Definition: Meaning of, mosquito in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / mɒˈskiːtəʊ /

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mosquito mosquitoes, mosquitos
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  1. a small flying insect that sucks the blood of people and animals, sometimes spreading the disease MALARIA
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mosquito used in phrases

  • Asian tiger mosquito (noun)
    1. striped native of Japan thriving in southwestern and midwestern United States and spreading to the Caribbean; potential carrier of serious diseases
  • common mosquito (noun)
    1. common house mosquito
  • malaria mosquito (noun)
    1. transmits the malaria parasite
  • malarial mosquito (noun)
    1. transmits the malaria parasite
  • mosquito bite (noun)
    1. a sting inflicted by a mosquito
  • mosquito boat (noun)
    1. orpedo atrol a small fast unarmored and lightly armed torpedo boat; P T boat
  • mosquito craft (noun)
    1. orpedo atrol a small fast unarmored and lightly armed torpedo boat; P T boat
  • mosquito fern (noun)
    1. small free-floating aquatic fern from the eastern United States to tropical America; naturalized in western and southern Europe
  • mosquito hawk (noun)
    1. slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.
    2. mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker
  • mosquito net (noun)
    1. a net placed over a bed as a protection against mosquitoes
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