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mosquito hawk
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noun
Chiefly Southern U.S.Also called skeeter hawk. dragonfly (def. 1).
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Origin of mosquito hawk
An Americanism dating back to 1700–10; so called because it feeds on nocturnal insects such as mosquitoes
regional variations of mosquito hawk
2. See dragonfly.
Words nearby mosquito hawk
mosquito boat, Mosquito Coast, mosquitofish, mosquito fleet, mosquito fly, mosquito hawk, mosquito net, mosquito netting, moss, Mossad, Mossadegh
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