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moustique — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • mosquito noun A small biting insect whose females feed on blood and can spread diseases such as malaria.
  • pest noun An insect or animal that damages crops, spreads disease, or is otherwise harmful.

Senses

moustique is used for these senses in English:

  • 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.
  • pest An annoying person, a nuisance.

pest — full definition

  1. noun An insect or animal that damages crops, spreads disease, or is otherwise harmful.
  2. noun An annoying person, especially one who keeps bothering others.

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