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mosquito hawk

mosquito hawk noun: a crane fly (US) / daddy longlegs (UK), a large, mosquito-like insect in the suborder Tipulomorpha.

Noun

mosquito hawk (plural mosquito hawks)

  1. (US, regional) A crane fly (US) / daddy longlegs (UK), a large, mosquito-like insect in the suborder Tipulomorpha
  2. (US, regional) A dragonfly.
  3. Any of various species of dragonfly of the genus Micromidia, endemic to eastern Australia.

Forms of mosquito hawk

pluralmosquito hawks
alternative formmosquitohawk

Questions about mosquito hawk

What does mosquito hawk mean?
Mosquito hawk means a crane fly (US) / daddy longlegs (UK), a large, mosquito-like insect in the suborder Tipulomorpha.
What part of speech is mosquito hawk?
Mosquito hawk is a noun.
What is the plural of mosquito hawk?
The plural of mosquito hawk is mosquito hawks.

Words near mosquito hawk in the dictionary

  1. mosquito fern
  2. mosquito ferns
  3. mosquito fish
  4. mosquito fleet
  5. mosquito fleets
  6. mosquito hawk
  7. mosquito hawks
  8. Mosquito Island
  9. mosquito net
  10. mosquito nets
  11. mosquito netting

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