any of numerous dipterous insects of the family Culicidae, the females of which suck the blood of animals and humans, some species transmitting certain diseases, as malaria and yellow fever.
(initial capital letter)Military. a twin-engined, two-seat British fighter and bomber of World War II, made largely of plywood and having a top speed of 380 miles per hour (610 km/h).
Anyone who doesn’t regularly fall prey to mosquitos will still find the Bug Bite Thing a worthwhile investment.
The Bug Bite Thing Really Works|Abbey Gingras|September 7, 2020|Outside Online
In this issue we dive into another scientific advance that prompts big questions — genetically engineering mosquitoes to combat diseases.
Where do we draw the line between life and death?|Nancy Shute|September 6, 2020|Science News
Also, the latest version of these mosquitoes is shipped from the United Kingdom as cleaned male eggs.
Genetically modified mosquitoes have been OK’d for a first U.S. test flight|Susan Milius|August 22, 2020|Science News
Some unease, too, may come just from basic human reactions to risk and control, says public health entomologist Natasha Agramonte, who has no connection with Oxitec but has been working with mosquitoes at the University of Florida in Gainesville.
Genetically modified mosquitoes have been OK’d for a first U.S. test flight|Susan Milius|August 22, 2020|Science News
After a decade of fits and starts, officials in the Florida Keys have voted to allow the first test in the United States of free-flying, genetically modified mosquitoes as a way to fight the pests and the diseases they spread.
Genetically modified mosquitoes have been OK’d for a first U.S. test flight|Susan Milius|August 22, 2020|Science News
I chose it for its metaphorical resonance, but the mosquito bite theory might be the worse.
Ron Rosenbaum on Hitler, Hollywood, and Quantifying Evil|William O’Connor|July 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On another trip, a defiant caiman (a South American crocodile) devours his mosquito net.
Exploring the Amazon, While We Still Can|Darrell Hartman|May 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Its path here is almost comic: evidence indicates that the mosquito was brought because of the international used tire trade.
Chikungunya: The Mosquito-Borne Virus That Contorts Your Limbs|Kent Sepkowitz|March 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In contrast to the veteran Anopheles, the Aedes mosquito did not arrive until the 1980s.
Chikungunya: The Mosquito-Borne Virus That Contorts Your Limbs|Kent Sepkowitz|March 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What she concluded is that mosquito attractiveness is all relative.
Mosquitoes Love Some People More and Science Wants to Know Why|Josh Dzieza|August 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The blackfly and mosquito attack both man and beast in maddening millions.
Animal Sanctuaries in Labrador|William Wood
Here they found the breeze good and the mosquito nuisance much diminished.
The Young Alaskans in the Rockies|Emerson Hough
This was in 1911, and only in 1915 has a mosquito law been passed in Connecticut.
How To Write Special Feature Articles|Willard Grosvenor Bleyer
In mosquito season a loose cheese cloth door may be attached.
Touring Afoot|Claude Powell Fordyce
On the night of the King's arrival at Blois, this damsel was disfigured with mosquito bites.
Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle|Arvede Barine
British Dictionary definitions for mosquito
mosquito
/ (məˈskiːtəʊ) /
nounplural-toesor-tos
any dipterous insect of the family Culicidae: the females have a long proboscis adapted for piercing the skin of man and animals to suck their bloodSee also aedes, anopheles, culex
Word Origin for mosquito
C16: from Spanish, diminutive of mosca fly, from Latin musca
Any of various two-winged insects of the family Culicidae, in which the female of most species has a long proboscis for sucking blood. Some species are vectors of diseases such as malaria and yellow fever.