英语词汇“mosquito”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

mos•qui•to n. [countable], pl. -toes, -tos.

a two-winged insect, the female of which sucks the blood of animals and humans:Some mosquitoes transmit diseases such as malaria and yellow fever.

mos•qui•to n., pl. -toes, -tos.

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.
Military(cap.) a twin-engined, two-seat British fighter and bomber of World War II, made largely of plywood and having a top speed of 380 mph (610 km/h).

Latin musca) + -ito diminutive suffix
Spanish, equivalent. to mosc(a) fly (
1575–85

mos•qui′to•ey, adj.

Mos•qui•to n., pl. -tos, (esp. collectively) -to.

AnthropologyMiskito.

mosquito /məˈskiːtəʊ/ n ( pl -toes, -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 blood
See also aedes, anopheles, culex

Etymology: 16th Century: from Spanish, diminutive of mosca fly, from Latin musca

单词	mosquito
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 mos•qui•to /məˈskitoʊ/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -toes, -tos. a two-winged insect, the female of which sucks the blood of animals and humans:Some mosquitoes transmit diseases such as malaria and yellow fever. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 mos•qui•to (mə skē′tō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -toes, -tos. 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. Military(cap.) a twin-engined, two-seat British fighter and bomber of World War II, made largely of plywood and having a top speed of 380 mph (610 km/h). Latin musca) + -ito diminutive suffix Spanish, equivalent. to mosc(a) fly ( 1575–85 mos•qui′to•ey, adj. Mos•qui•to (mə skē′tō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tos, (esp. collectively) -to. AnthropologyMiskito. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: mosquito /məˈskiːtəʊ/ n ( pl -toes, -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 blood See also aedes, anopheles, culex Etymology: 16th Century: from Spanish, diminutive of mosca fly, from Latin musca
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