Mosquito

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of various two-winged insects of the family Culicidae, in which the female of most species is distinguished by a long proboscis for sucking blood. Some species are vectors of diseases such as malaria and yellow fever. Also called regionally skeeter. See Regional Note at possum.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. 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.
  • v. To fly close to the ground, seemingly without a course.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. 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 larvæ and pupæ, called wigglers, are aquatic.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. One of many different kinds of gnats or midges the female of which bites animals and draws blood.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals
  • Equivalent
    Variant
    mosquitoes    musquito   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    gallinipper    anopheles    culex    wriggler   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Benito    Ito    Leto    Marielito    Miskito    Quito    Sausalito    Tito    bonito    burrito   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    insect    ant    flea    bug    pest    spider    beetle    moth    cockroach    louse