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 larvæ and pupæ, called wigglers, are aquatic.
two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals
an insect that bites humans, leaving a painful, itchy welt on the skin
a small, flying insect that can spread disease as it feeds on blood
a small insect native to the planet Earth
An insect that makes you like flies better.
A small insect designed by God to make us think better of flies.
Species of mosquitoes are the most prominent bloodsucking insects that annoy man and other warm-blooded animals. Not only are their bites (and subsequent itching welts) annoying, but mosquitoes can transmit several serious diseases to man and animals, including malaria, dengue fever, filariasis, encephalitis viruses and heartworm.
Any of the delicate, bloodsucking flies of the familiy Culicidæ, all too familiar to anyone who has spent time out of doors among the lakes and bogs of Canoe Country. Sagimê in the Ojibwe.
The mosquito (colloquially referred to as "mozzies" or "mossies" in English-speaking countries except North America (also informal term in entomology)http://www.ucmrp.ucdavis.edu/pages/mosquitoquizanswers.html UC Mosquito Research http://www.abc.net.au/southeastnsw/stories/s810226.htm ABC Australia and skeeter (some southern areas of North America)http://www.thefreedictionary.com/skeeterhttp://www.mosquito-va.org/Skeeter.htmhttp://www.drbarryzimmerman.com/insects/mosquito.htm) is a member of the family Culicidae; these insects have a pair of scaled wings, a pair of halteres, a slender body, and long legs. The females of most mosquito species suck blood from other animals. Size varies but is rarely greater than 15 mm (0.6 inch).