Mosquito
/məˈskitoʊ/
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Definition
(noun) A small flying insect of the family Culicidae, the females of which bite humans and animals and suck blood, leaving an itching bump on the skin, and sometimes carrying diseases like malaria, dengue and yellow fever.
Sentence Examples
I've got mosquito bites all over my arm.
I got a lot of mosquito bites.
CEFR Practice Quiz
I forgot to put on some bug spray, and now I have a very itchy ____ bite on my arm that is bothering me a lot.