mosquito
noun
any of numerous dipterous insects of the family Culicidae, the females of which suck the blood of animals and humans, some species transmitting certain diseases, as malaria and yellow fever.
mosquitoes
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pluralof mosquito.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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They collect heat and organic matter, which mosquitoes feed on during their larval stage, and are almost impossible to empty once water pools inside.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
The traps are laid in the afternoon and picked up the following morning, allowing them to collect mosquitoes at dusk and dawn, when the insects are most active.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
The mosquitoes that bred in settlements eventually evolved a preference for blood meals from their human neighbors, who were now the most available food source.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
Aedes mosquitoes are vectors for some of the most serious and widespread mosquito-borne diseases.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
If they’d really wanted wilderness, there was plenty of it on the mainland, complete with bears and coyotes and mosquitoes.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
