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Word: Mosquito
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 16th century: from Spanish and Portuguese, diminutive of mosca, from Latin musca ‘fly’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
mɒˈskiːtəʊ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a slender long-legged fly with aquatic larvae. The bite of the bloodsucking female can transmit a number of serious diseases including malaria and elephantiasis.
Short Definition:slender long-legged fly with aquatic larvae
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