The Collaborative International Dictionary
Mosquito \Mos*qui"to\ (m[o^]s*k[=e]*t[-o]), n.; pl. Mosquitoes (m[o^]s*k[=e]*t[=o]z). [Sp. mosquito, fr. moscafly, L. musca. Cf. Musket.] (Zo["o]l.) 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 swelling, with some pain. The larv[ae] and pup[ae], called wigglers, are aquatic.
Mosquito bar, Mosquito net, a net or curtain for excluding mosquitoes, -- used for beds and windows.
Mosquito fleet, a fleet of small vessels.
Mosquito hawk (Zo["o]l.), a dragon fly; -- so called because it captures and feeds upon mosquitoes.
Mosquito netting, a loosely-woven gauzelike fabric for making mosquito bars.
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context US regional English) A crane fly (qualifier: US) / daddy longlegs (qualifier: UK), a large, mosquito-like insect in the suborder Tipulomorpha 2 (context US regional English) A dragonfly.
WordNet
n. slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc. [syn: dragonfly, darning needle, devil's darning needle, sewing needle, snake feeder, snake doctor, skeeter hawk]
mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker [syn: nighthawk, bullbat]
Wikipedia
Mosquito hawk can mean:
- Chuck-will's-widow
- Crane fly
- Damselfly
- Dragonfly
- A type of fishing fly
Category:Animal common name disambiguation pages
Usage examples of "mosquito hawk".
Also known as the dragonfly, or sometimes by such names as the devil's darning needle, the mosquito hawk, or the bee butcher.
She came over to our place to get us to kill that mosquito hawk for her?