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mosquito Culicidae Culicid Dusk biter Macchar

Two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals WordNet 3.0

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Two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Mosquitoes are approximately 3,600 species of small flies comprising the family Culicidae. Wikipedia

family of nematoceran insects Wikidata

A small flying insect (of the family Culicidae) known for biting and sucking blood. OmegaWiki

A small flying insect of the family Culicidae, the females of which bite humans and animals and suck blood, leaving an itching bump on the skin, and sometimes carrying diseases like malaria and yellow fever. Wiktionary

Small flying insect of the family Culicidae, known for biting and sucking blood. Wiktionary (translation)

IS A

dipterous insect

taxonomic group

PART OF

Culicidae

HAS KIND

yellow-fever mosquito

Asian tiger mosquito

anopheline

common mosquito

Culex quinquefasciatus