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Mosquito vs Butterflies - What's the difference?

mosquito | butterflies |

As a proper noun mosquito

is the de havilland mosquito, a second world war military aircraft.

As a noun butterflies is

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mosquito

English

(wikipedia mosquito)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A small flying insect of the family Culicidae, known for biting and sucking blood, leaving an itching bump on the skin. However, only the female of the species bites animals and humans. They are known to carry diseases like malaria and yellow fever.

    • Hypernyms

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    Derived terms

    * Mosquito Coast * mosquito coil * mosquito bar * mosquito fleet * mosquito hawk * mosquito net, mosquito netting

    Related terms

    * Diminutive: mossie/mozzie (qualifier) or skeeter (US)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To fly close to the ground, seemingly without a course.
    • English nouns with irregular plurals ----

    butterflies

    English

    Noun

    (head)

    • Derived terms

    * butterflies in one's stomach

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