mosquito
[ muh-skee-toh ]
/ məˈski toʊ /
noun, plural mos·qui·toes, mos·qui·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.
(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).
Origin of mosquito
1575–85; < Spanish, equivalent to
mosc(a) fly (< Latin
musca) +
-ito diminutive suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM mosquito
mos·qui·to·ey, adjectiveWords nearby mosquito
moslem,
moslemism,
mosley,
mosotho,
mosque,
mosquito,
mosquito boat,
mosquito coast,
mosquito fleet,
mosquito fly,
mosquito forceps
Definition for mosquito (2 of 3)
Mosquito
[ muh-skee-toh ]
/ məˈski toʊ /
noun, plural Mos·qui·tos, (especially collectively) Mos·qui·to.
Definition for mosquito (3 of 3)
Miskito
or Mos·qui·to
[ muh-skee-toh ]
/ məˈski toʊ /
noun, plural Mis·ki·tos, (especially collectively) Mis·ki·to for 1.
a member of an American Indian people of northeastern Nicaragua and adjacent areas of Honduras.
the language of the Miskito.
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British Dictionary definitions for mosquito
mosquito
/ (məˈskiːtəʊ) /
noun plural -toes or -tos
Word Origin for mosquito
C16: from Spanish, diminutive of
mosca fly, from Latin
musca
Medical definitions for mosquito
mosquito
[ mə-skē′tō ]
n. pl. mos•qui•toes
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.