mosquitoes (gnats
1Mosquitoes — Mosquito Mos*qui to (m[o^]s*k[=e]*t[ o]), n.; pl. {Mosquitoes} (m[o^]s*k[=e]*t[=o]z). [Sp. mosquito, fr. moscafly, L. musca. Cf. {Musket}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of various species of gnats of the genus {Culex} and allied genera. The females have a… …
2Fly — For other uses, see fly (disambiguation) and flies (disambiguation). Fly Temporal range: Middle Triassic Recent 245–0 Ma …
3Diptera — n. a large group of insects, including mosquitoes, gnats, midges, house flies and tsetse flies, that possess a single pair of wings. The mouthparts of many species, e.g. mosquitoes and tsetse flies, are specialized for sucking blood; these forms… …
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5Barranquilla —   Municipality and city   From top left: The Maria Reina Cathedral, the North Barranquilla, the port along Magdalena River, the costums, the Paseo Bolivar and cultur …
6Captain Jat — is a fictional sea captain created by English writer William Hope Hodgson. Captain Jat was another attempt to create a recurring character, like Hodgson s Captain Gault. Captain Jat is featured in the stories The Island of the Ud and The… …
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8dipteran — dip•ter•an [[t]ˈdɪp tər ən[/t]] n. ent any insect of the order Diptera, including mosquitoes, gnats, and most flies, having one pair of wings for flying and a second pair reduced to small knobs for balancing • Etymology: 1835–45 …
9dip|ter|an — «DIHP tuhr uhn», adjective, noun. –adj. = dipterous. (Cf. ↑dipterous) –n. any one of a large order of insects that, except for some wingless parasitic forms, have one pair of membranous wings, the usual second pair of wings being replaced by… …
10dipteran — /dip teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. dipterous (def. 1). n. 2. a dipterous insect. [1835 45; DIPTER(A) + AN] * * * Any member of the more than 85,000 species in the insect order Diptera (the two winged, or true, flies), characterized by the use of only one… …
