mosquitonoun [ C ]
uk/məˈskiː.təʊ/us/məˈskiː.t̬oʊ/plural mosquitoes or mosquitos UK informal mossie, mozzieB1 a small flying insect that bites people and animals and sucks their blood:
Some types of mosquito transmit malaria to humans.
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Insect names
- anopheles
- ant
- aphid
- beastie
- bedbug
- creepy-crawly
- daddy longlegs
- deathwatch beetle
- dragonfly
- earwig
- housefly
- insect
- ladybird
- lice
- lightning bug
- silverfish
- stick insect
- termite
- tortoiseshell butterfly
- tsetse fly
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