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蚊子 — meaning in English

wén zi

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English meaning

  • gnat noun A small, flying insect, often found in swarms near water.
  • mosquito noun A small biting insect whose females feed on blood and can spread diseases such as malaria.

Senses

蚊子 is used for these senses in English:

  • gnat Any small insect of the order Diptera, specifically within the suborder Nematocera.
  • mosquito A small flying insect of the family Culicidae, the females of which bite humans and animals and suck blood, leaving an itching bump on the skin, and sometimes carrying diseases like malaria, dengue and yellow fever.

gnat — full definition

  1. noun A small, flying insect, often found in swarms near water.
  2. noun A minor, irritating annoyance or person.
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