MOSQUITO
mosquito
(noun) two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
mosquito (plural mosquitos or mosquitoes)
A small flying insect of the family Culicidae, the females of which bite humans and animals and suck blood, leaving an itching bump on the skin, and sometimes carrying diseases like malaria and yellow fever.
Hypernyms
• gnat
• midge
Verb
mosquito (third-person singular simple present mosquitos, present participle mosquitoing, simple past and past participle mosquitoed)
To fly close to the ground, seemingly without a course.
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Mosquito
A settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador
Noun
Mosquito
(historical) The De Havilland Mosquito, a Second World War military aircraft.
Etymology 2
Noun
Mosquito (plural Mosquitoes or Mosquitos)
Archaic form of Miskito.
Source: Wiktionary
Mos*qui"to, n.; pl. Mosquitoes. Etym: [Sp. mosquito, fr. moscafly, L. musca. Cf. Musket.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: 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. [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 (Zoöl.), a dragon fly; -- so called because it captures and feeds upon mosquitoes.
– Mosquito netting, a loosely-woven gauzelike fabric for making mosquito bars.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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