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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

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- 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...
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- Mosquitos is the second solo album by Stan Ridgway. It was released in 1989 on Geffen Records. "Heat Takes a Walk" - 2:43 "Lonely Town" - 4:09 "Goin'...
- naturales del golfo de los Mosquitos". www.prensa.com (in Spanish). 2018-06-09. Retrieved 2024-07-16. "Golfo de los Mosquitos Forests". www.keybiodiversityareas...
- Mosquitos were often tasked with attacking German planes landing at airfields. In 1943, the Germans became acquainted with Moskitoschreck, "Mosquito terror...
- Costa de Mosquitos, Anuario de Estudios Americanos, vol. 23, 1967, pp. 1205–1235 Sorsby, William Shuman; Spanish Colonization of the Mosquito Coast, 1787–1800...
- 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...