| Mosquito (mosquito) |
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| n. | (ms*k***emacr]*t***osl]) |
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| Mos*qui"to |
| ; pl. Mosquitoes (#).
[Sp. mosquito, fr. moscafly, L. musca. Cf.
Musket.] (Zoöl.) |
Any one of various species
of gnats of the genus Culex and allied genera. The females
have a proboscis containing, within the sheathlike labium, six fine,
sharp, needlelike organs with which they puncture the skin of man and
animals to suck the blood. These bites, when numerous, cause, in many
persons, considerable irritation and swelling, with some pain. The
larvæ and pupæ, called wigglers, are
aquatic.
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