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| aedes |
see "yellow fever mosquito." |
| anopheles |
a type of mosquito that sometimes transmits malaria. |
| antimosquito |
combined form of mosquito. |
| crane fly |
any of various long-legged, slender flies that resemble a large mosquito. |
| dipteran |
any of various insects, such as the fly or mosquito, having two functional wings and the vestiges of two other wings that serve as balancing organs. [1/2 definitions] |
| halter2 |
either of a pair of club-shaped appendages that form rudimentary hind wings on an insect, such as the fly or mosquito, and serve to maintain its balance in flight. |
| marquisette |
a light sheer fabric of cotton, nylon, rayon, or silk, used for curtains, mosquito netting, or the like. |
| mosquitofish |
any of various small freshwater fishes used to control mosquito larvae. |
| wriggler |
a mosquito larva. [1/2 definitions] |
| yellow-fever mosquito |
a small mosquito that transmits yellow fever and dengue. |
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