moskīts

Latvian

Moskīt (Aedes aegypti)

Etymology

Via some other European language, ultimately borrowed from Spanish mosquito.

Pronunciation

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Noun

moskīts m (1st declension)

  1. mosquito (small insects (family: Culicidae, especially those in tropical regions) that bite and suck blood)
    parastais moskīts ― common mosquito
    drudža moskīts ― fever mosquito
    moskītu tīkls ― mosquito net
    pāri muklājiem lidinājās moskītu mākoņi ― mosquito clouds hovered across the swamps

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