mosquito

A term applied to a gnat-like species of stinging insects, found chiefly in low marshy places and the neighbourhood of rivers.

Mosquito
·noun Any one of various species of gnats of the genus Culex and allied genera. The females have a p...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
mosquito bar
A net or curtain, which, in the Southern States and in the West Indies, is placed over the bed to pr...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
mosquito net
A net or curtain, which, in the Southern States and in the West Indies, is placed over the bed to pr...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
mosquito fleet
An assemblage of small craft. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
mosquito net
A light curtain spread over a cot or bed in warm climates, to protect the sleeper from mosquitoes. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book