mosquito (n)

n02200198

type n
lex_filenum 05
def two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals
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Hypernym dipterous insect, two-winged insects, dipteran, dipteron
Member holonym Culicidae, family Culicidae
Hyponym gnat; yellow-fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti; Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus; anopheline; malarial mosquito, malaria mosquito; common mosquito, Culex pipiens; Culex quinquefasciatus, Culex fatigans
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Hyponym dipterous insect, two-winged insects, dipteran, dipteron
Member meronym Culicidae, family Culicidae
Hypernym gnat; yellow-fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti; Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus; anopheline; malarial mosquito, malaria mosquito; common mosquito, Culex pipiens; Culex quinquefasciatus, Culex fatigans

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