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1. (n.) mosquito
any of numerous dipterous insects of the family Culicidae, the females of which suck the blood of animals and humans, some species transmitting certain diseases, as malaria and yellow fever.
Etymology: (1575–85; < Sp, =mosc(a) fly (< L musca) +-ito dim. suffix)
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1. (noun) mosquito
two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals
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1. (noun) mosquito
a small flying insect that sucks blood and can give humans malaria
covered in mosquito bites
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1. (noun) mosquito
any one of various species of gnats of the genus Culex and allied genera. The females have a proboscis containing, within the sheathlike labium, six fine, sharp, needlelike organs with which they puncture the skin of man and animals to suck the blood. These bites, when numerous, cause, in many persons, considerable irritation and swelling, with some pain. The larvae and pupae, called wigglers, are aquatic
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Sense: any of several types of small insect, which suck blood from animals and people and in this way transmit diseases such as malaria.
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 Afrikaans: muskiet |
 Arabic: بَعوضَه |
 Bulgarian: комар |
 Brazilian: mosquito |
 Czech: moskyt |
 German: das Moskito |
 Danish: myg |
 Greek: κουνούπι |
 Spanish: mosquito |
 Estonian: sääsk, moskiito |
 Farsi: پشه |
 Finnish: sääski |
 French: moustique |
 Hebrew: יָתוּש |
 Hindi: मच्छर |
 Croatian: komarac |
 Hungarian: szúnyog |
 Indonesian: nyamuk |
 Icelandic: moskítófluga |
 Italian: zanzara |
 Japanese: 蚊 |
 Korean: 모기 |
 Lithuanian: moskitas, uodas |
 Latvian: moskīts; ods |
 Malay: nyamuk |
 Dutch: mug |
 Norwegian: mygg |
 Polish: komar, moskit |
 Persian: پشه |
 Pashto: غوماشى |
 Portuguese: mosquito |
 Romanian: ţânţar |
 Russian: комар; москит |
 Slovak: moskyt, komár |
 Slovenian: komar |
 Serbian: komarac |
 Swedish: moskit, stickmygga |
 Thai: ยุง |
 Turkish: sivrisinek |
 Taiwanese: 蚊子 |
 Ukrainian: москіт; комар |
 Urdu: مچھر |
 Vietnamese: con muỗi |
 Chinese: 蚊子 |
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