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# mosquito

noun (a mosquito, mosquitoes or mosquitos)

«mosquito» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A mosquito is a small flying insect with long legs; the females bite people and animals and suck their blood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mosquito/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science, mosquitoes lay their eggs in still water; their larvae live in water; only females bite, because they need blood to make eggs; males drink plant juice. In health and safety, mosquito bites itch, and in some hot countries mosquitoes spread diseases such as malaria, dengue and Zika; people use repellent, nets and long sleeves, and empty standing water. Phrases: «mosquito bite», «mosquito net», «mosquito repellent», «bitten by a mosquito».

### Examples

- A mosquito bit me on the arm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mosquito/#x1)
- Mosquito bites are very itchy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mosquito/#x2)
- Put on insect repellent to keep mosquitoes away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mosquito/#x3)
- We slept under a mosquito net. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mosquito/#x4)
- Mosquitoes lay their eggs in still water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mosquito/#x5)
- Empty the old paddling pool so mosquitoes can't breed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mosquito/#x6)
- Only female mosquitoes bite. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mosquito/#x7)
- In some countries mosquitoes carry malaria. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mosquito/#x8)
- A queer sound could be heard, soft as a little bell, and faint and muffled like the buzz of a far-away mosquito. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mosquito/#x9)

### Note

Plural «mosquitoes» (more common) or «mosquitos». Stress on the second syllable: «mo-SKEE-toe». An insect, so it has six legs. Myth: mosquitoes do not choose people with «sweet blood»; they follow the carbon dioxide we breathe out and body smell.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «mosquito» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mosquito/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«mosquito» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mosquito.html) on Mova free.