Meanings
Noun
1. mosquito
Alt. forms
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (11 in total)
crane fly; daddy longlegs (insect of family Tipulidae); a tall, gangly person; string bean
mosquito repellent
mosquito net
Examples (13 in total)
I hate mosquitoes.
Tom was bitten by a mosquito.
Malaria is carried by mosquitoes.
I've been badly bitten by mosquitoes.
A swarm of mosquitoes followed him.
I've been bitten by mosquitos all over my arm.
I was harried by mosquitoes last night.
There were many mosquitoes in the room.
Flies and mosquitoes interfered with his meditation.
This net here is to keep off mosquitoes.
When mosquitoes beat their wings up and down, they produce a distinctive buzzing sound.
I hate mosquitoes, but they seem to love me.
Minnesota's state bird is the mosquito.