mosquito

Definition

  • n. two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals

Word forms

Plural
mosquitos

Example sentences

  1. n.

    I always use insect repellent to keep mosquitoes away when I go camping.

  2. 医

    Mosquitoes can transmit diseases like malaria and dengue fever.