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The Britannica Dictionary mosquito 2 ENTRIES FOUND:

• mosquito (noun)
• mosquito net (noun)

mosquito /məˈskiːtoʊ/ noun plural mosquitoes also mosquitos mosquito /məˈskiːtoʊ/ noun plural mosquitoes also mosquitos Britannica Dictionary definition of MOSQUITO [count] : a small flying insect that bites the skin of people and animals and sucks their blood

• a swarm of mosquitoes
• the bite of a mosquito = a mosquito bite

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