mosquito /məˈskiːtoʊ/ noun plural mosquitoes also mosquitos
plural mosquitoes also mosquitos
Learner's definition of MOSQUITO
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: a small flying insect that bites the skin of people and animals and sucks their blood蚊子 ◊ Mosquitoes sometimes spread serious diseases like malaria.蚊子有时传播疟疾一类的严重疾病。
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