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mosquito dunk

mosquito dunk noun: a donut-shaped product containing the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis, placed in standing water to kill the larvae of certain dipterans (mosquitoes, midges, etc), without harming other organisms.

mosquito dunk: a donut-shaped product containing the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis, placed in...
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Noun

mosquito dunk (plural mosquito dunks)

  1. A donut-shaped product containing the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis, placed in standing water to kill the larvae of certain dipterans (mosquitoes, midges, etc), without harming other organisms.

Forms of mosquito dunk

pluralmosquito dunks

Questions about mosquito dunk

What does mosquito dunk mean?
Mosquito dunk means a donut-shaped product containing the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis, placed in standing water to kill the larvae of certain dipterans (mosquitoes, midges, etc), without harming other organisms.
What part of speech is mosquito dunk?
Mosquito dunk is a noun.
What is the plural of mosquito dunk?
The plural of mosquito dunk is mosquito dunks.

Words near mosquito dunk in the dictionary

  1. mosquito bites
  2. Mosquito Coast
  3. mosquito coil
  4. mosquito coils
  5. mosquito drawers
  6. mosquito dunk
  7. mosquito dunks
  8. mosquito eater
  9. mosquito eaters
  10. mosquito fern
  11. mosquito ferns

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