Definitions for mosquito
məˈski toʊmos·qui·to

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mosquitonoun

   two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. mosquitonoun

   A small flying insect of the family Culicidae, known for biting and sucking blood, leaving an itching bump on the skin. However, only the female of the species bites animals and humans. They are known to carry diseases like malaria and yellow fever.

2. mosquitoverb

   To fly close to the ground, seemingly without a course.

3. Mosquitonoun

   The De Havilland Mosquito, a Second World War military aircraft.

4. Etymology: mosquito, from mosca, + diminutive suffix -ito, from musca

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mosquito

   Mosquitoes (or mosquitos) are approximately 3,600 species of small flies comprising the family Culicidae (from the Latin culex meaning "gnat"). The word "mosquito" (formed by mosca and diminutive -ito) is Spanish for "little fly". Mosquitoes have a slender segmented body, one pair of wings, one pair of halteres, three pairs of long hair-like legs, and elongated mouthparts. The mosquito life cycle consists of egg, larva, pupa, and adult stages. Eggs are laid on the water surface; they hatch into motile larvae that feed on aquatic algae and organic material. These larvae are important food sources for many freshwater animals, such as dragonfly nymphs, many fish, and some birds such as ducks. The adult females of most species have tube-like mouthparts (called a proboscis) that can pierce the skin of a host and feed on blood, which contains protein and iron needed to produce eggs. Thousands of mosquito species feed on the blood of various hosts ⁠— vertebrates, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and some fish; along with some invertebrates, primarily other arthropods. The mosquito's saliva is transferred to the host during the bite, and can cause an itchy rash. In addition, many species can ingest pathogens while biting, and transmit them to future hosts. In this way, mosquitoes are important vectors of parasitic diseases such as malaria and filariasis, and arboviral diseases such as yellow fever, Chikungunya, West Nile, dengue fever, and Zika. By transmitting diseases, mosquitoes cause the deaths of more people than any other animal taxon: over 700,000 each year. It has been claimed that almost half of the people who have ever lived have died of mosquito-vectored disease, but this claim is disputed, with more conservative estimates placing the death toll closer to 5% of all humans. Mosquitoes cannot live or function properly when the air temperature is below 10 degrees Celsius (50 degrees Fahrenheit). They are mostly active at 15–25 degrees Celsius (60–80 degrees Fahrenheit).

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1. mosquito

   A mosquito is a small, winged insect belonging to the Culicidae family, known for their ability to feed on the blood of humans and animals. They are characterized by a pair of scaled wings, a slender segmented body, and long legs. They are often harmful to their hosts as they can transmit various diseases, including malaria, dengue fever, yellow fever, West Nile virus, Zika virus, and several forms of encephalitis. There are more than 3,500 species of mosquitoes found throughout the world in diverse habitats.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mosquitonoun

   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

2. Etymology: [Sp. mosquito, fr. moscafly, L. musca. Cf. Musket.]

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1. Mosquito

   The mosquitoes are a family of small, midge-like flies: the Culicidae. Although a few species are harmless or even useful to humanity, most are a nuisance because they consume blood from living vertebrates, including humans. The females of many species of mosquitoes are blood-eating pests. In feeding on blood, some of them transmit extremely harmful human and livestock diseases, such as malaria, yellow fever and filariasis. Some authorities argue accordingly that mosquitoes are the most dangerous animals on Earth.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mosquito

   mos-kē′to, n. a biting gnat, common in tropical countries:—pl. Mosqui′toes.—Mosquito canopy, curtain, net, an arrangement of netting set over a bed, in a window, &c., to keep out mosquitoes. [Sp., dim. of mosca, a fly—L. musca.]

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon WurdzRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. MOSQUITO

   A small insect designed by God to make us think better of flies.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mosquito

   A term applied to a gnat-like species of stinging insects, found chiefly in low marshy places and the neighbourhood of rivers.

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Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mosquito

   From the Spanish mosca, a fly.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of mosquito in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of mosquito in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of mosquito in a Sentence

1. Tom Frieden:

   They had very high kill rates in the mosquito traps there.

2. Martin Hibberd:

   For dengue to occur you need concentrated areas of people - it's a city-based disease and a tricky one to eradicate because the dengue mosquito bites during the day, unlike the malaria mosquito.

3. Conor McMeniman:

   The African malaria mosquito is the most dangerous animal on earth, new technology that could help to specifically and efficiently control this plague on humanity is welcomed, but I would caution that we need to carefully test this and also engage communities at risk to see what their attitudes are.

4. Tom Hudachko:

   We're also doing mosquito trapping near the residence where these individuals lived to make sure this is not a potential route of transmission.

5. Cam Simmons:

   If you can imagine very, very fine injection needles injecting a tiny volume of liquid that contains the Wolbachia bacterium into a mosquito egg.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=mosquito
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Mosquito
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquito
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mosquito
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=mosquito
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=mosquito
8. ^ The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1989/pg1989-images.html#:~:text=mosquito
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=mosquito
10. ^ Etymology and Origins
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=mosquito