Meaning Of The Word Mosquito

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mosquito
countable noun: Mosquitos are small flying insects which bite people and animals in order to suck their blood.

mosquito in American English
any of a large family (Culicidae) of two-winged dipteran insects, the females of which have skin-piercing mouthparts used to extract blood from animals, including humans: some varieties are carriers of certain diseases, as malaria and yellow fever
noun
noun: 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

mosquito in British English
noun: any dipterous insect of the family Culicidae: the females have a long proboscis adapted for piercing the skin of humans and animals to suck their blood

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