muskiet.
a tropical mosquito of the family Culicidae that feeds on blood
Meaning & usage
a tropical mosquito of the family Culicidae that feeds on blood
any blood-sucking species of mosquito of the family Culicidae
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Spanish mosquito (“gnat”) or Portuguese mosquito, diminutive of Spanish/Portuguese mosca (“fly”), from Latin musca (“fly”), from Proto-Indo-European *mūs- (“fly, stinging fly, gnat”). Cognate with West-Flemish meuzie (“mosquito”), Swedish dialectal mausa (“mosquito”), Lithuanian musė (“a fly”). See also midge.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.