mosquito
/məˈskiːtoʊ/
nounmos · qui · to
Remember: a moSQUIto has “SQUI” in the middle—like it makes you squirm when it bites.
Yes, it's mosquito. Don’t swap the middle letters: it’s **-squi-** (mos-**qui**-to), not **-sci-** or **-squi t-**.
Definition
- nouna small flying insect that bites people or animals and sucks blood
Examples
- “A mosquito bit my ankle while we were camping by the lake.”
- “Use a screen on the window to keep mosquitoes out of the house.”
- “The buzzing mosquito kept me awake until I found it.”
Synonyms
gnatskeeterinsectbloodsucker
Translations
ES mosquitoPT mosquitoFR moustique
Common misspellings
moskitomosquitoemosqitomosquetomoskitoemosquitormosqulto
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