Definition of Mosquitos. Meaning of Mosquitos. Synonyms of Mosquitos

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Definition of Mosquitos

Mosquito
Mosquito Mos*qui"to, n.; pl. Mosquitoes. [Sp. mosquito, fr. moscafly, L. musca. Cf. Musket.] (Zo["o]l.) 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 larv[ae] and pup[ae], called wigglers, are aquatic. [Written also musquito.] Mosquito bar, Mosquito net, a net or curtain for excluding mosquitoes, -- used for beds and windows. Mosquito fleet, a fleet of small vessels. Mosquito hawk (Zo["o]l.), a dragon fly; -- so called because it captures and feeds upon mosquitoes. Mosquito netting, a loosely-woven gauzelike fabric for making mosquito bars.

Meaning of Mosquitos from wikipedia

- Mosquitoes, the Culicidae, are a family of small flies consisting of 3,600 species. The word mosquito (formed by mosca and diminutive -ito) is Spanish...
- in Canada Mosquito Coast, in Central America Point Mosquitos (Spanish: Punta Mosquitos or Mosquito), on the Caribbean coast of Panama Mosquito Mound, a...
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- Costa de Mosquitos, Anuario de Estudios Americanos, vol. 23, 1967, pp. 1205–1235 Sorsby, William Shuman; Spanish Colonization of the Mosquito Coast, 1787–1800...
- to offer the sleeper barrier protection against bites and stings from mosquitos, flies, and other pest insects, and thus against the diseases they may...
- Point Mosquitos (Spanish: Punta Mosquitos or Mosquito) is a point on the Caribbean coast of Panama in Central America. It lies beside the Mosquitos Channel...
- first UK-built Mosquito in over 70 years. RL249 was a night fighter Mosquito out****ed with a Mk.X radar. It was one of the final Mosquitos to come off British...
- The Mosquito ringtone This is a 10-second sample of an audio clip at a frequency of approximately 17.4 kHz. Problems playing this file? See media help...
- the release of only male mosquitos that carry the Wolbachia bacterium. When these male mosquitos mate with wild female mosquitos, her eggs do not hatch...
- A mosquito coil is a mosquito-repelling incense, usually made into a spiral, and typically made using dried paste of pyrethrum powder. The coil is usually...