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mozzie

UK/ˈmɒz.i/

mozzie is the alternative form of mossie.

Meaning of mossie

Noun (1)

mossie (plural mossies)

  1. (South Africa) Any of various species of sparrow, especially Passer melanurus.
    • Our four baby mossies have left the nest.1963, Lady Joy Petersen Packer, Home from Sea, page 221

Noun (2)

mossie (plural mossies)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, UK, colloquial) A mosquito.
    • She came out, standing a head taller than him, tugging a loose cotton shift into place, and made for a rough brick fireplace beside a pile of rusting pots and pans.
      ‘Come inside,’ Willi said. ‘The mossies will eat you alive out here.’1996, Patricia Shaw, The Opal Seekers, unnumbered page

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Noun capitalized: Mozzie

Mozzie (plural Mozzies)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of Mossie.
    • Although the Mozzie was introduced into squadron service as a night fighter as early as 1942, and in spite of the immense and rapid developments in aircraft production on both sides during the next few years, it was still the best night fighter in use anywhere when the war ended three years...2011, Lewis Brandon, C. F. Rawnsley, Robert Wright, Albert Smith, Ian Smith, Night Flyer/Mosquito Pathfinder: Night Operations in World War II, page 88

Proper noun capitalized: Mozzie

Mozzie

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of Mossie.
    • Maurice loved her as a woman.
      ‘You know, Mozzie, I′ve been thinking about joining a practice up here when I graduate.[…]’2011, Peter McAra, The Vintner′s Letters, unnumbered page

Forms of mozzie

pluralmozzies
pluralMozzies

Words that rhyme with mozzie

Questions about mozzie

What is mozzie the alternative form of?
Mozzie is the alternative form of mossie.
What part of speech is mozzie?
Mozzie can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce mozzie?
Mozzie is pronounced /ˈmɒz.i/ (UK).
What is the plural of mozzie?
The plural of mozzie is mozzies.

Words near mozzie in the dictionary

  1. Mozzers
  2. mozzes
  3. mozzetta
  4. mozzettas
  5. mozzette
  6. mozzie
  7. mozzies
  8. mozzing
  9. mozzle
  10. mozzled
  11. mozzles

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