mosquito

Definitions


[mɒˈskiːtəʊ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- 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


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Origin:
late 16th century: from Spanish and Portuguese, diminutive of mosca, from Latin musca ‘fly’




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