Definition of mosquito Mosquito
/mʌskiˈtow/ - [muskeetow] - mos•qui•to
We found 9 definitions of mosquito from 8 different sources.
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What does mosquito mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: mosquitoes |
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| mosquito - two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals | ||
| dipteran, dipteron, dipterous insect, two-winged insects insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing | ||
| culicidae, family culicidae mosquitoes | ||
| gnat (British usage) mosquito | ||
| aedes aegypti, yellow-fever mosquito mosquito that transmits yellow fever and dengue | ||
| aedes albopictus, asian tiger mosquito striped native of Japan thriving in southwestern and midwestern United States and spreading to the Caribbean; potential carrier of serious diseases | ||
| anopheline any mosquito of the genus Anopheles | ||
| malaria mosquito, malarial mosquito transmits the malaria parasite | ||
| common mosquito, culex pipiens common house mosquito | ||
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Wiktionary 
- mosquito (Noun)
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 . - mosquito (Verb)
To fly close to the ground, seemingly without a course.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- mosquito (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 larvae and pupae, called wigglers, are aquatic.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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mosquito
A small flying insect (of the family Culicidae) known for biting and sucking blood.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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mosquito
A term applied to a gnat-like species of stinging insects, found chiefly in low marshy places and the neighbourhood of rivers.
Foolish DictionaryThe Foolish Dictionary 🤡
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mosquito
A small insect designed by God to make us think better of flies.
Wikipedia 
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A mosquito is an insect. They are in the Fly order, "Diptera". Mosquitoes are thin and small, usually smaller than 15 mm (0.6 inches).
Mosquitoes have been around for 170 million years. They used to be a lot bigger than they are now.
Mosquitoes eat mainly nectar. Female mosquitoes bite people and animals and suck their blood. They need the blood to give them protein so they can make eggs. The spot that the mosquito bites gets big, turns red, and itches. Mosquito bites cause sicknesses like malaria.
Mosquitoes, like butterflies, go through metamorphosis, meaning that they change forms. There are four forms that they go through; egg, larva, pupa, and adult. They usually lay their eggs in water that is very still. The larva breathe air through their tail.
Mosquito bites can spread yellow fever, malaria and other diseases. Scientists have said that AIDS is not spread by mosquitoes.
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🔤- mosquito, noun, singular of mosquitoes / mosquitos.
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