mosquito

• Маленькое двукрылое насекомое, самка которого имеет длинный хоботок, используемый для прокола кожи и сосания крови людей и животных.

A small two-winged insect, the female of which has a long proboscis used to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals.

irregular plural

1. Blood-sucking insectA2formal

   A small flying insect with two wings, the female of which has a long, needle-like mouthpart used to pierce skin and feed on the blood of humans and animals.

   Кровососущее насекомое

   • Mosquitoes are most active at dawn and dusk.
   • She got several mosquito bites while camping near the lake.
   • The buzzing of a mosquito kept me awake all night.