1) Aedes 2) Biter 3) Bloodsucker 4) Gnat 5) Leech
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1) American monster movie 2) Biting insect 3) Blood-sucker 4) Blood-sucking insect 5) Culex 6) Dipteran 7) Dipteron 8) Dipterous insect 9) Disease-bearing fly 10) Insect 11) Insect from Ecuador 12) Little biter 13) Summertime pest 14) Twin-engined WWII plane 15) Two-winged insects 16) West Nile virus carrier
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In cryptography, MOSQUITO was a stream cypher algorithm designed by Joan Daemen and Paris Kitsos. It was submitted to the eSTREAM Project of the eCRYPT network. After the initial design was broken by Joux and Muller, a tweaked version named MOUSTIQUE was proposed which made it to Phase 3 of the eSTREAM evaluation process as the only self-synchroni...
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Mosquitoes are a family of small, midge-like flies: the Culicidae. Although a few species are harmless or even useful to humanity, most are considered a nuisance because they use their salivation to coat the surface of the skin of living mammals, including humans, to consume their blood, which causes itchy, oftentimes painful red bumps to appear. ...
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[device] I took this photo last year, and release all copyright in it to the public domain. ...
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[missile] The Mosquito was an Italian wire-guided anti-tank missile produced by Contraves Italiana SpA. It entered service with the Italian Army in 1961. It was broadly similar to anti-tank missiles of the era, having a fibreglass body with four large wings, cruciform in cross-section and a relatively short body. The missile is transported ...
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• (n.) Any one of various species of gnats of the genus Culex and allied genera. The females have a proboscis containing, within the sheathlike labium, six fine, sharp, needlelike organs with which they puncture the skin of man and animals to suck the blood. These bites, when numerous, cause, in many persons, considerable irritation and swelli...
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British twin-engine, two-seat, mid-wing bomber aircraft that was adapted to become the prime night fighter of the Allies during World War II. The ... [1 related articles]
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any of approximately 3,500 species of familiar insects in the fly order, Diptera, that are important in public health because of the bloodsucking ... [21 related articles]
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Origin: Sp. Mosquito, fr. Moscafly, L. Musca. Cf. Musket. ... <zoology> Any one of various species of gnats of the genus Culex and allied genera. The females have a proboscis containing, within the sheathlike labium, six fine, sharp, needlelike organs with which they puncture the skin of man and animals to suck the blood. These bites, when nu...
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(mәs-ke´to) any of various small winged insects, many of which are blood-sucking and important vectors of disease. The most important genera are Aedes, Anopheles, and Culex, which are responsible for the transmission of yellow fever, malaria, dengue, and other diseases.
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Mos·qui'to (mŏs*kē*to)
noun ;
plural Mosquitoes . [ Spanish
mosquito , from
mosca fly, Latin
musca . Confer
Musket .]
(Zoology) Any one of various species of gnats of the genus
Culex and allied genera. The females have a probosci...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: mŭs-kē′tō, -tōs Definitions: 1. A blood-sucking dipterous insect of the family Culicidae. Aedes, Anopheles, Culex, Mansonia, and Stegomyia are the genera containing most of the species involved in the transmission of parasitic and viral pathogens.
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Mosquito is a term applied to any fly of the family Culicidae. The female mosquito has needle-like mouth-parts and sucks blood before laying eggs. Males feed on plant juices. Some mosquitoes carry diseases such as malaria. Human odour in general is attractive to mosquitoes, also lactic acid in sweat and heat at close range. Peoples' varying reactio...
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The De Havilland DH 98 Mosquito was an English two-seat fighter bomber aircraft. It was made completely of wood, which made it very easy to repair following attacks. The De Havilland DH 98 Mosquito was powered by two Rolls-Royce Merlin 12-cylinder V liquid-cooled engines providing a top speed of over 640 kmh making it one of the fastest aircraft in...
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HMS Mosquito was a British River Gunboat of 585 tons displacement launched in 1939 and sunk during the Second World War. HMS Mosquito was powered by Parsons geared turbines providing a top speed of 17 knots. She carried a complement of 74 and was armed with two 4-inch anti-aircraft guns; one 3.7 inch howitzer and eight machine-guns.
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n] - two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals
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mosquito (small but big) pests If you ever think you're too small to be effective, you've never been in bed with a mosquito. —Wendy Schaetzel Lesko In each state, of the United States, there are many kinds of mosquitoes. New, Jersey has sixty species, each of which has a different habitat, behavior, and preferred source of blood. About ten...
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noun two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals
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Any of a group of flies in which the female has needlelike mouthparts and sucks blood before laying eggs. The males feed on plant juices. Some mosquitoes carry diseases such as malaria. (Family Culicidae, order Diptera.) Human odour in general is attractive to mosquitos, as well as the lactic acid in...
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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. · (cap.)a twin-engined, two-seat British fighter and bomber of World War II, made largely of plywood and having a top speed of 380 mph (610 km/h).
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