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maringouin

American  
[mar-uhn-gwan, ma-ran-gwan] / ˌmær ənˈgwɛ̃, ma rɛ̃ˈgwɛ̃ /

noun

Louisiana.

plural

maringouins

  1. a mosquito, especially a large swamp mosquito.

Etymology

Origin of maringouin

First recorded in 1800–05; from Louisiana French, French; earlier marigoin, marigon, from Tupi marui(m), mbarigui

Example Sentences

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Looking down into it, I see many larvae of the maringouin, or large mosquito: no fish.

From Two Years in the French West Indies by Hearn, Lafcadio

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