Mosquito
Definition of Mosquito
Mos`qui´to Pronunciation: mǒs`kē`tô | n. | 1. | (Zool.) 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. |
Related Words
Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus, anopheline, Asian tiger mosquito, common mosquito, Culex fatigans, Culex pipiens, Culex quinquefasciatus, Culicidae, dipteran, dipteron, dipterous insect, family Culicidae, gnat, malaria mosquito, malarial mosquito, two-winged insects, yellow-fever mosquito
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