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Definitions of mosquito in various dictionaries:
noun - two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals
noun - a winged insect
MOSQUITO - Mosquitoes are small, midge-like flies that constitute the family Culicidae. Females of most species are ectoparasites, whose tube-like mouthparts (c...
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| This insect, whose name is Spanish for "little fly", carries malaria, encephalitis, and yellow fever |
| Some members of the genus Aedes of this insect transmit yellow fever |
| The Latin for "fly" gives this other insect its name |
| Different types of this insect transmit dengue fever as well as malaria |
| If you go, remember your Malarone for protection from a disease carried by this creature |
| From the Spanish for "little fly", this fly variety has hypodermic mouth parts to pierce skin |
| East of the Rocky Mountains malaria is spread by the anopheles quadrimaculatus species of this insect |
| The eggs of the Anopheles genus of this insect can float on the surface of ponds |
| The Asian tiger variety of this insect is invading the U.S. & transmits dengue fever, encephalitis & dog heartworm |
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| Any of various two-winged insects of the family Culicidae, in which the female of most species is distinguished by a long proboscis for sucking blood. Some species are vectors of diseases such as malaria and yellow fever. Also called regionally skeeter. See Regional Note at possum. |
| a slender long-legged fly with aquatic larvae. The bite of the bloodsucking female can transmit a number of serious diseases including malaria and elephantiasis. |
| two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals |
| a small flying insect that bites people and animals and sucks their blood: |
| a small flying insect that bites people and animals, and sucks their blood |
| Geographic Matches |
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| Mosquito, La Habana, CUBA |
| Mosquito, Oaxaca, MEXICO |
| Mosquito, Alagoas, BRAZIL |
| Mosquito, Amazonas, VENEZUELA |
| Mosquito, Tocantins, BRAZIL |
| Mosquito, San Cristobal, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |
| Mosquito description |
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| Mosquitoes are small, midge-like flies that constitute the family Culicidae. Females of most species are ectoparasites, whose tube-like mouthparts (called a proboscis) pierce the hosts' skin to consume blood. The word "mosquito" (formed by mosca and diminutive -ito) is Spanish for "little fly". Thousands of species feed on the blood of various kinds of hosts, mainly vertebrates, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and even some kinds of fish. Some mosquitoes also attack invertebrates, mainly other arthropods. Though the loss of blood is seldom of any importance to the victim, the saliva of the mosquito often causes an irritating rash that can be a nuisance. Much more serious, though, is the role of many species of mosquitoes as vectors of diseases. In passing from host to host, some transmit extremely harmful infections such as malaria, yellow fever, Chikungunya, West Nile virus, dengue fever, filariasis, Zika virus and other arboviruses, rendering the Culicidae the deadli |
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