mosquito
Example Sentences
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It would have been another of life’s perfect moments except for the mosquitoes and chiggers and whatever was crawling off J.W. and onto us.
From Literature
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I tried lighting a smudge in a tin can in the middle of the canoe as I paddled—which worked for mosquitoes—but it didn’t bother the flies at all.
From Literature
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It is caused by Plasmodium parasites, which rapidly multiply inside both human hosts and mosquitoes.
From Science Daily
Irked residents across Southern California have recently complained to their vector control districts about an onslaught of mosquito activity, many sporting ankle bites to prove it.
From Los Angeles Times
Deer flies and mosquitoes came and started gnawing on me.
From Literature
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