Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: mosquito
IPA transcription: [məsk'itoʊ]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: mosquito
    Meaning: two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals
Usage examples
  • "Might be blood from a mosquito," muttered Raymond.
  • Who cares for hunger and mosquito bites? Not I. Hunters can bear more than that, I guess.
  • It is constructed by making one stitch and forgetting seven. The Peekaboo is the only friend the mosquito has on earth.
  • There's young Mosquito, who graduated last year, has gone into literature, and is connected with some of our leading papers, and they say he carries the sharpest pen of all the writers.