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[muh-skee-toh]

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noun, plural -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.

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

Related forms

mos·qui·to·ey, adjective

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Mosquito is always a great word to know.

So is interrobang. Does it mean:

a fool or simpleton; ninny.

a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.

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Simple as they are, even mosquito nets generate complicated numbers games.

It's the equivalent of mosquito repellant for sub-mediocre students.

No idea, she says, distracted by a uniformed policeman who wants to buy a mosquito net.

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Simple as they are, even mosquito nets generate complicated numbers games.

It's the equivalent of mosquito repellant for sub-mediocre students.

No idea, she says, distracted by a uniformed policeman who wants to buy a mosquito net.

It is transmitted from person to person through the bite of a mosquito.

The detailed structure of mosquito legs enables the insects to walk on water, cling to walls and stick to human skin.

His work leads to the control of yellow fever by mosquito eradication projects.

Seven-foot-long panels of mosquito netting hang from horizontal bamboo rods to create a sense of intimate enclosure.

There's no viable vaccine yet, and although mosquito nets work, people don't always use them.

Dark colors, floral scents and drinking alcohol may also make you a mosquito target.

Less threat of malaria should help develop less developed regions that were formerly less settled due to high mosquito counts.

The mosquito sucks the blood up a long tube through her proboscis.

They could crush native mosquito populations and block the spread of.

Scientists suspect that the insect ingests either an infected mosquito or water containing hairworm larvae.

They dine on mosquito larvae and help keep the pond water balanced and clean.

Perhaps a better, more practical question is whether the goal of going after mosquito populations is a good one at all.

Mosquito bites actually star in one of those family stories that are.

Those sleeping outside under mosquito nets were shot point blank.

Rainfall also influences the availability of mosquito habitats and the size of mosquito populations, the research found.

Decoding how a mosquito sniffs out human targets could lead to better traps and repellents that cut malaria's spread.

If you were to find yourself in the jungle without a mosquito net, slathering yourself in snot might be a good alternative.

Mosquito nets have the potential to save lives in malaria-plagued countries.

It would be better, perhaps, to target the mosquito or the agent of malaria.

Whole families grab homemade nets of mosquito netting or cheesecloth and wade into the sea.

They could crush native mosquito populations and block the spread of disease.

In some villages, customers have had enough money to buy mosquito nets, an effective way to prevent malaria.

Covering up, including using mosquito nets in the tropics, is the first defense.

Top of the list of quick wins are mosquito bednets, impregnated with insecticide.

Together, the two organizations are raising funds to purchase protective mosquito nets.

Inside were tubs filled with a type of mosquito that.

But even if you are lucky enough to be a natural mosquito repellent, you probably want to rid your outdoor space of the invaders.

We have decided to make them pay for their mosquito nets in a psychological trick to increase use.

Mosquitofish, freshwater fish with a taste for mosquito larvae, are highly social.

The link between agriculture and malaria lies with the animal that transmits the disease: the mosquito.

But the size of the spring mosquito crop is still in question.

Many of these fishers are using illegal gear, including fine mosquito nets, to catch tilapia.

It's still a great wonder to me on how bats use sound echos to find the mosquito.

Researchers are trying to determine what sort of mosquito is transmitting the parasite to penguins.

Bt effectively controls mosquito larvae, caterpillars, cabbage worms and webworms.

Many species of mosquito are expanding their range as the climate grows warmer.

Shingled gingerbread cottages hit all the right notes: polished wooden floors, verandas, mosquito nets draping the beds.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

noun, plural -tos, (especially collectively) -to.

Miskito.

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World English Dictionary

mosquito (məˈskiːtəʊ)

—n , pl -toes, -tos
	aedes anopheles See also culex 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

[C16: from Spanish, diminutive of mosca fly, from Latin musca]

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Word Origin & History

mosquito

c.1583, from Sp. mosquito "little gnat," dim. of mosca "fly," from L. musca "fly," from PIE base *mu-, perhaps imitative of the sound of humming insects. Colloquial form skeeter is attested from 1839.

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Medical Dictionary

mosquito mos·qui·to (mə-skē'tō)
n. pl. mos·qui·toes or mos·qui·tos
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.

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