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mosquito
near miss

mos·qui·to

mosquito

 
pronunciation:
m ski to
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part of speech: noun
inflections: mosquitoes, mosquitos
definition: A mosquito is an insect with a thin body and two wings. Female mosquitoes bite animals and people, and some mosquitoes spread disease.
There is a big red bump on my leg where a mosquito bit me, and now it really itches.
 
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