mosquitoes

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noun

A small flying insect of the family Culicidae, the females of which bite humans and animals and suck blood, leaving an itching bump on the skin, and sometimes carrying diseases like malaria and yellow fever.

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Synonyms

anopheline bugs culicidae culicine family culicidae insects stegomyia culicids mozzies skeeters no-see-ums ankle-biters gallinippers culex aedes anopheles

Associated

midges deet dengue gnats mosquito ticks encephalitis malaria plasmodium

Rhymes

vetoes mosquitos fritos ski tows doritos three toes vetos

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