Definition of Mosquito

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Mosquito

Any one of various species of gnats of the genus Culex and allied genera. The females have a proboscis containing, within the sheathlike labium, six fine, sharp, needlelike organs with which they puncture the skin of man and animals to suck the blood. These bites, when numerous, cause, in many persons, considerable irritation and swelling, with some pain. The larvae and pupae, called wigglers, are aquatic.

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Mosquito Quotations

The best blood will at some time get into a fool or a mosquito.
Benito Mussolini

I did my best work in The Mosquito Coast. I know it wasn't such a big hit, but for me it was more meaningful than anything else I'd ever done.
River Phoenix

If you think you're too small to have an impact, try going to bed with a mosquito.
Anita Roddick

I believe more in precision, when you have the capability, like when you see a mosquito fly and you're able to hit it, you're able to hit it with a couple of short sharp shots... it's a beautiful thing.
Alexis Arguello

I was nicknamed Skeeter in Little League because I was small and fast, like a mosquito flying across the outfield.
Skeet Ulrich

The belief is growing on me that the disease is communicated by the bite of the mosquito... She always injects a small quantity of fluid with her bite - what if the parasites get into the system in this manner.
Ronald Ross

I am rather like a mosquito in a nudist camp; I know what I ought to do, but I don't know where to begin.
Stephen Bayne

Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference has never tried to fall asleep with a mosquito in the room.
Christie Todd Whitman

I see myself as a roving mosquito, choosing it's target.
Kenneth Williams

Mosquito Translations

mosquito in Dutch is muskiet
mosquito in French is moucheron
mosquito in Norwegian is mygg
mosquito in Portuguese is mosquito
mosquito in Spanish is mosquito
mosquito in Swedish is mygga

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