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Mosquito vs Wriggler - What's the difference?

mosquito | wriggler |

As nouns the difference between mosquito and wriggler

is that mosquito is 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 while wriggler is anything that wriggles.

As a verb mosquito

is to fly close to the ground, seemingly without a course.

As a proper noun Mosquito

is the De Havilland Mosquito, a Second World War military aircraft.

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 ----

    wriggler

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Anything that wriggles.
  • The larva of a mosquito.

    • Synonyms

    * wiggler