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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Mosquito  \Mos*qui"to\,  n.;  pl  {Mosquitoes}.  [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. 
  [Written  also  {musquito}.] 
 
  {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. 




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