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London Underground mosquito

London Underground mosquito noun: culex pipiens f. molestus, a kind of mosquito.

Noun

London Underground mosquito (plural London Underground mosquitos or London Underground mosquitoes)

  1. Culex pipiens f. molestus, a kind of mosquito.

Forms of London Underground mosquito

pluralLondon Underground mosquitos
pluralLondon Underground mosquitoes

Origin of London Underground mosquito

Named for biting people as they slept in the London Underground railway system during the Blitz, though it has a worldwide distribution and long predates the existence of the London Underground.

Questions about London Underground mosquito

What does London Underground mosquito mean?
London Underground mosquito means culex pipiens f. molestus, a kind of mosquito.
What part of speech is London Underground mosquito?
London Underground mosquito is a noun.
What is the plural of London Underground mosquito?
The plural of London Underground mosquito is London Underground mosquitos.

Words near London Underground mosquito in the dictionary

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  2. London to a brick
  3. London Town
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  6. London Underground mosquito
  7. London weighting
  8. London weightings
  9. London-by-the-sea
  10. London-centric
  11. London-on-sea

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