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mosquito
noun as in insect
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I look down at my arms—littered with tiny red welts from mosquitoes that apparently decided to use me as their pizza party.
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Now she endured the indifferent kisses of her grandchildren as if she was being pestered by mosquitoes.
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To catch the minute, translucent fish, fishermen often use mosquito nets in wooden frames.
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Malaria is caused by parasites that are spread by mosquitoes.
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"This water is now in such a condition that aquatic creatures can live very well in it, whereas earlier, even a mosquito could not thrive in this water," Gupta told reporters.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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