1580s, from Spanish mosquito "little gnat," diminutive of mosca "fly," from Latin musca "fly," from PIE root *mu- "gnat, fly," imitative of insect buzzing (comp [..]

insect capable of piercing the skin and sucking the blood of animals.

two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals Mosquito (from the Spanish or Portuguese meaning little fly) is a common insect in the f [..]

a small flying insect that bites

A type of cellphone virus that became known in 2004. Mosquito was distributed as a part of a downloadable game. It makes mobile phones to send text messages to premium-rate numbers without the user� [..]

To see mosquitoes in your dreams, you will strive in vain to remain impregnable to the sly attacks of secret enemies. Your patience and fortune will both suffer from these designing persons. If you kill mosquitoes, you will eventually overcome obstacles and enjoy fortune and domestic bliss.   

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

A Family of the order Diptera that comprises the mosquitoes. The larval stages are aquatic, and the Adults can be recognized by the characteristic wing venation, the scales along the wing Veins, and t [..]

A winged insect that feeds on blood and can transmit disease.

A small flying insect of the family Culicidae, known for biting and sucking blood, leaving an itching bump on the skin. However, only the female of the species bites animals and humans. They are kno [..]

The De Havilland Mosquito, a Second World War military aircraft. A settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador