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Meaning
Noun
●
In Mosquitoes & Parasites:
A small
flying
insect
of the family Culicidae, the
females
of which
bite
humans
and
animals
and
suck
blood,
leaving
an
itching
bump
on the
skin
, and sometimes
carrying
diseases
like
malaria
,
dengue
and
yellow
fever.
●
In Aviation:
The De Havilland Mosquito, a Second World War
military
aircraft.
●
Archaic form of Miskito.
Verb
●
To
fly
close to
the
ground
,
seemingly
without a course.
Name
●
A
settlement
in Newfoundland and Labrador
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
mosquito
English
mosquito
Spanish
mosca
Spanish
musca
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
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Rhymes
Veto
Quito
Seato
Bonito
Benito
Burrito
Taquito
Magneto
Mosquito
Incognito
Quesarito
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