English mosquitoe
Bulgarian комар
Spanish mosquito
Swedish mygg
Italian zanzara
Greek κουνούπι
Definition
(n.) a slender long-legged dipteran fly with aquatic larvae. Females have mouthparts adapted for puncturing the skin of animals to suck blood in order to reproduce. It can be a vector transmitting a number of serious diseases including malaria and elephantiasis.
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