mos‧qui‧to /məˈskiːtəʊ $ -toʊ/
noun (
plural mosquitoes or mosquitos)
[countable][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Spanish;
Origin: mosca 'fly', from Latin musca]
a small flying insect that sucks the blood of people and animals, sometimes spreading the disease
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