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mosquito
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Culicid dipteran insect, females are hematophagous. The name is most likely of Latin origin, for musca, ae ("fly"). For some of its characteristics it gave name to geographical places, airplanes, satirical newspapers. See mosquito .

  




Danilo Enrique Noreña Benítez

In Colombia we say mosquito to the mosquito. That tends to be a vector of multiple diseases and insect that breeds in ponds. Technically only should be called mosquito insect blood-sucking Culicidae family and in particular the genera Anopheles, Culex, Aedes. They have the specialized oral appliance to suck blood from humans and animals (long tube called a proboscis).

  


Anónimo

Mosquiro: Colloquially, man who frequently goes to the tavern.

  



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