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