1. a small flying insect that bites people and animals to feed on their blood

Examples

• A mosquito bit me on the arm last night.
• We used bug spray to keep the mosquitoes away.
• The mosquito buzzing around my ear kept me awake.
• Mosquitoes are more active at dawn and dusk.
• She swatted at the mosquito with a magazine.
• The pond was full of mosquito larvae.
• Mosquitoes can carry diseases like malaria.