| slovo | definícia |
squit
(gcide) | squeteague \sque*teague"\ (skw[-e]*t[=e]g"), n. [From the North
American Indian name.] (Zool.)
An American sciaenoid fish (Cynoscion regalis), abundant on
the Atlantic coast of the United States, and much valued as a
food fish. It is of a bright silvery color, with iridescent
reflections. Called also weakfish, squitee, chickwit,
and sea trout. The spotted squeteague ({Cynoscion
nebulosus}) of the Southern United States is a similar fish,
but the back and upper fins are spotted with black. It is
called also spotted weakfish and squit, and, locally,
sea trout, and sea salmon. See also under squitee.
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squit
(gcide) | Squitee \Squi*tee"\ (skw[i^]*t[=e]"), n. [From the N. American
Indian name.] (Zool.)
The squeteague; -- called also squit.
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common mosquito
(encz) | common mosquito, n: |
honey mesquite
(encz) | honey mesquite, n: |
malaria mosquito
(encz) | malaria mosquito, n: |
malarial mosquito
(encz) | malarial mosquito, n: |
mesquit
(encz) | mesquit,druh stromu s ostny Zdeněk Brož |
mesquite
(encz) | mesquite,druh stromu s ostny Zdeněk Brož |
mesquite gum
(encz) | mesquite gum, n: |
mosquito
(encz) | mosquito,komár Pavel Machekmosquito,moskyt n: Zdeněk Brož |
mosquito bite
(encz) | mosquito bite, n: |
mosquito boat
(encz) | mosquito boat, n: |
mosquito craft
(encz) | mosquito craft, n: |
mosquito fern
(encz) | mosquito fern, n: |
mosquito hawk
(encz) | mosquito hawk, n: |
mosquito net
(encz) | mosquito net,síť proti komárům n: Petr Prášek |
mosquitoes
(encz) | mosquitoes,komáři n: Zdeněk Brožmosquitoes,moskyti n: Zdeněk Brož |
mosquitofish
(encz) | mosquitofish, n: |
screwbean mesquite
(encz) | screwbean mesquite, n: |
yellow-fever mosquito
(encz) | yellow-fever mosquito, n: |
Honey mesquite
(gcide) | Mesquite \Mes*qui"te\ (m[e^]s*k[=e]"t[asl]), Mesquit \Mes*quit"\
(m[e^]s*k[=e]t"), n. [Sp. mezquite; said to be a Mexican
Indian word.] (Bot.)
Aany of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the
southwestern part of North America belonging to the genus
Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical
spikes followed by large sugar-rich pods, especially the
honey mesquite, and screw-pod mesquite.
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Honey mesquite. See Algaroba
(b) .
Screw-pod mesquite, a smaller tree (Prosopis pubescens),
having spiral pods used as fodder and sometimes as food by
the Indians.
Mesquite grass, a rich native grass in Western Texas
(Bouteloua oligostachya, and other species); -- so
called from its growing in company with the mesquite tree;
-- called also muskit grass, grama grass.
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honey mesquite
(gcide) | Mesquite \Mes*qui"te\ (m[e^]s*k[=e]"t[asl]), Mesquit \Mes*quit"\
(m[e^]s*k[=e]t"), n. [Sp. mezquite; said to be a Mexican
Indian word.] (Bot.)
Aany of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the
southwestern part of North America belonging to the genus
Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical
spikes followed by large sugar-rich pods, especially the
honey mesquite, and screw-pod mesquite.
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Honey mesquite. See Algaroba
(b) .
Screw-pod mesquite, a smaller tree (Prosopis pubescens),
having spiral pods used as fodder and sometimes as food by
the Indians.
Mesquite grass, a rich native grass in Western Texas
(Bouteloua oligostachya, and other species); -- so
called from its growing in company with the mesquite tree;
-- called also muskit grass, grama grass.
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malaria mosquito
(gcide) | malaria mosquito \malaria mosquito\, malarial mosquito \malarial
mosquito\n.
A mosquito that transmits the malaria parasite; it is most
commonly the Anopheles mosquito.
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malarial mosquito
(gcide) | malaria mosquito \malaria mosquito\, malarial mosquito \malarial
mosquito\n.
A mosquito that transmits the malaria parasite; it is most
commonly the Anopheles mosquito.
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Mesquit
(gcide) | Mesquite \Mes*qui"te\ (m[e^]s*k[=e]"t[asl]), Mesquit \Mes*quit"\
(m[e^]s*k[=e]t"), n. [Sp. mezquite; said to be a Mexican
Indian word.] (Bot.)
Aany of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the
southwestern part of North America belonging to the genus
Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical
spikes followed by large sugar-rich pods, especially the
honey mesquite, and screw-pod mesquite.
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Honey mesquite. See Algaroba
(b) .
Screw-pod mesquite, a smaller tree (Prosopis pubescens),
having spiral pods used as fodder and sometimes as food by
the Indians.
Mesquite grass, a rich native grass in Western Texas
(Bouteloua oligostachya, and other species); -- so
called from its growing in company with the mesquite tree;
-- called also muskit grass, grama grass.
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Mesquite
(gcide) | Mesquite \Mes*qui"te\ (m[e^]s*k[=e]"t[asl]), Mesquit \Mes*quit"\
(m[e^]s*k[=e]t"), n. [Sp. mezquite; said to be a Mexican
Indian word.] (Bot.)
Aany of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the
southwestern part of North America belonging to the genus
Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical
spikes followed by large sugar-rich pods, especially the
honey mesquite, and screw-pod mesquite.
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Honey mesquite. See Algaroba
(b) .
Screw-pod mesquite, a smaller tree (Prosopis pubescens),
having spiral pods used as fodder and sometimes as food by
the Indians.
Mesquite grass, a rich native grass in Western Texas
(Bouteloua oligostachya, and other species); -- so
called from its growing in company with the mesquite tree;
-- called also muskit grass, grama grass.
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Mesquite bean
(gcide) | Mesquite bean \Mes*qui"te bean\
The pod or seed of the mesquite.
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Mesquite grass
(gcide) | Mesquite \Mes*qui"te\ (m[e^]s*k[=e]"t[asl]), Mesquit \Mes*quit"\
(m[e^]s*k[=e]t"), n. [Sp. mezquite; said to be a Mexican
Indian word.] (Bot.)
Aany of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the
southwestern part of North America belonging to the genus
Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical
spikes followed by large sugar-rich pods, especially the
honey mesquite, and screw-pod mesquite.
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Honey mesquite. See Algaroba
(b) .
Screw-pod mesquite, a smaller tree (Prosopis pubescens),
having spiral pods used as fodder and sometimes as food by
the Indians.
Mesquite grass, a rich native grass in Western Texas
(Bouteloua oligostachya, and other species); -- so
called from its growing in company with the mesquite tree;
-- called also muskit grass, grama grass.
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Mosquito
(gcide) | Mosquito \Mos*qui"to\ (m[o^]s*k[=e]*t[-o]), n.; pl. Mosquitoes
(m[o^]s*k[=e]*t[=o]z). [Sp. mosquito, fr. moscafly, L. musca.
Cf. Musket.] (Zool.)
Any one of various species of gnats of the genus Culex and
allied genera. The females have a proboscis containing,
within the sheathlike labium, six fine, sharp, needlelike
organs with which they puncture the skin of man and animals
to suck the blood. These bites, when numerous, cause, in many
persons, considerable irritation and swelling, with some
pain. The larvae and pupae, called wigglers, are aquatic.
[Written also musquito.]
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Mosquito bar, Mosquito net, a net or curtain for
excluding mosquitoes, -- used for beds and windows.
Mosquito fleet, a fleet of small vessels.
Mosquito hawk (Zool.), a dragon fly; -- so called because
it captures and feeds upon mosquitoes.
Mosquito netting, a loosely-woven gauzelike fabric for
making mosquito bars.
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Mosquito bar
(gcide) | Mosquito \Mos*qui"to\ (m[o^]s*k[=e]*t[-o]), n.; pl. Mosquitoes
(m[o^]s*k[=e]*t[=o]z). [Sp. mosquito, fr. moscafly, L. musca.
Cf. Musket.] (Zool.)
Any one of various species of gnats of the genus Culex and
allied genera. The females have a proboscis containing,
within the sheathlike labium, six fine, sharp, needlelike
organs with which they puncture the skin of man and animals
to suck the blood. These bites, when numerous, cause, in many
persons, considerable irritation and swelling, with some
pain. The larvae and pupae, called wigglers, are aquatic.
[Written also musquito.]
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Mosquito bar, Mosquito net, a net or curtain for
excluding mosquitoes, -- used for beds and windows.
Mosquito fleet, a fleet of small vessels.
Mosquito hawk (Zool.), a dragon fly; -- so called because
it captures and feeds upon mosquitoes.
Mosquito netting, a loosely-woven gauzelike fabric for
making mosquito bars.
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Mosquito fleet
(gcide) | Mosquito \Mos*qui"to\ (m[o^]s*k[=e]*t[-o]), n.; pl. Mosquitoes
(m[o^]s*k[=e]*t[=o]z). [Sp. mosquito, fr. moscafly, L. musca.
Cf. Musket.] (Zool.)
Any one of various species of gnats of the genus Culex and
allied genera. The females have a proboscis containing,
within the sheathlike labium, six fine, sharp, needlelike
organs with which they puncture the skin of man and animals
to suck the blood. These bites, when numerous, cause, in many
persons, considerable irritation and swelling, with some
pain. The larvae and pupae, called wigglers, are aquatic.
[Written also musquito.]
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Mosquito bar, Mosquito net, a net or curtain for
excluding mosquitoes, -- used for beds and windows.
Mosquito fleet, a fleet of small vessels.
Mosquito hawk (Zool.), a dragon fly; -- so called because
it captures and feeds upon mosquitoes.
Mosquito netting, a loosely-woven gauzelike fabric for
making mosquito bars.
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Mosquito hawk
(gcide) | Mosquito \Mos*qui"to\ (m[o^]s*k[=e]*t[-o]), n.; pl. Mosquitoes
(m[o^]s*k[=e]*t[=o]z). [Sp. mosquito, fr. moscafly, L. musca.
Cf. Musket.] (Zool.)
Any one of various species of gnats of the genus Culex and
allied genera. The females have a proboscis containing,
within the sheathlike labium, six fine, sharp, needlelike
organs with which they puncture the skin of man and animals
to suck the blood. These bites, when numerous, cause, in many
persons, considerable irritation and swelling, with some
pain. The larvae and pupae, called wigglers, are aquatic.
[Written also musquito.]
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Mosquito bar, Mosquito net, a net or curtain for
excluding mosquitoes, -- used for beds and windows.
Mosquito fleet, a fleet of small vessels.
Mosquito hawk (Zool.), a dragon fly; -- so called because
it captures and feeds upon mosquitoes.
Mosquito netting, a loosely-woven gauzelike fabric for
making mosquito bars.
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mosquito hawks
(gcide) | dragon \drag"on\ (dr[a^]g"[u^]n), n. [F. dragon, L. draco, fr.
Gr. dra`kwn, prob. fr. de`rkesqai, dra`kein, to look (akin to
Skr. dar[,c] to see), and so called from its terrible eyes.
Cf. Drake a dragon, Dragoon.]
1. (Myth.) A fabulous animal, generally represented as a
monstrous winged serpent or lizard, with a crested head
and enormous claws, and regarded as very powerful and
ferocious.
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The dragons which appear in early paintings and
sculptures are invariably representations of a
winged crocodile. --Fairholt.
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Note: In Scripture the term dragon refers to any great
monster, whether of the land or sea, usually to some
kind of serpent or reptile, sometimes to land serpents
of a powerful and deadly kind. It is also applied
metaphorically to Satan.
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Thou breakest the heads of the dragons in the
waters. -- Ps. lxxiv.
13.
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Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder; the
young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample
under feet. -- Ps. xci.
13.
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He laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent,
which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him a
thousand years. --Rev. xx. 2.
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2. A fierce, violent person, esp. a woman. --Johnson.
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3. (Astron.) A constellation of the northern hemisphere
figured as a dragon; Draco.
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4. A luminous exhalation from marshy grounds, seeming to move
through the air as a winged serpent.
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5. (Mil. Antiq.) A short musket hooked to a swivel attached
to a soldier's belt; -- so called from a representation of
a dragon's head at the muzzle. --Fairholt.
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6. (Zool.) A small arboreal lizard of the genus Draco, of
several species, found in the East Indies and Southern
Asia. Five or six of the hind ribs, on each side, are
prolonged and covered with weblike skin, forming a sort of
wing. These prolongations aid them in making long leaps
from tree to tree. Called also flying lizard.
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7. (Zool.) A variety of carrier pigeon.
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8. (Her.) A fabulous winged creature, sometimes borne as a
charge in a coat of arms.
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Note: Dragon is often used adjectively, or in combination, in
the sense of relating to, resembling, or characteristic
of, a dragon.
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Dragon arum (Bot.), the name of several species of
Aris[ae]ma, a genus of plants having a spathe and
spadix. See Dragon root(below).
Dragon fish (Zool.), the dragonet.
Dragon fly (Zool.), any insect of the family
Libellulid[ae]. They have finely formed, large and
strongly reticulated wings, a large head with enormous
eyes, and a long body; -- called also mosquito hawks.
Their larv[ae] are aquatic and insectivorous.
Dragon root (Bot.), an American aroid plant ({Aris[ae]ma
Dracontium}); green dragon.
Dragon's blood, a resinous substance obtained from the
fruit of several species of Calamus, esp. from {Calamus
Rotang} and Calamus Draco, growing in the East Indies. A
substance known as dragon's blood is obtained by exudation
from Drac[ae]na Draco; also from Pterocarpus Draco, a
tree of the West Indies and South America. The color is
red, or a dark brownish red, and it is used chiefly for
coloring varnishes, marbles, etc. Called also {Cinnabar
Gr[ae]corum}.
Dragon's head.
(a) (Bot.) A plant of several species of the genus
Dracocephalum. They are perennial herbs closely
allied to the common catnip.
(b) (Astron.) The ascending node of a planet, indicated,
chiefly in almanacs, by the symbol ?. The deviation
from the ecliptic made by a planet in passing from one
node to the other seems, according to the fancy of
some, to make a figure like that of a dragon, whose
belly is where there is the greatest latitude; the
intersections representing the head and tail; -- from
which resemblance the denomination arises. --Encyc.
Brit.
Dragon shell (Zool.), a species of limpet.
Dragon's skin, fossil stems whose leaf scars somewhat
resemble the scales of reptiles; -- a name used by miners
and quarrymen. --Stormonth.
Dragon's tail (Astron.), the descending node of a planet,
indicated by the symbol ?. See Dragon's head (above).
Dragon's wort (Bot.), a plant of the genus Artemisia
(Artemisia dracunculus).
Dragon tree (Bot.), a West African liliaceous tree
(Drac[ae]na Draco), yielding one of the resins called
dragon's blood. See Drac[ae]na.
Dragon water, a medicinal remedy very popular in the
earlier half of the 17th century. "Dragon water may do
good upon him." --Randolph (1640).
Flying dragon, a large meteoric fireball; a bolide.
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Mosquito net
(gcide) | Mosquito \Mos*qui"to\ (m[o^]s*k[=e]*t[-o]), n.; pl. Mosquitoes
(m[o^]s*k[=e]*t[=o]z). [Sp. mosquito, fr. moscafly, L. musca.
Cf. Musket.] (Zool.)
Any one of various species of gnats of the genus Culex and
allied genera. The females have a proboscis containing,
within the sheathlike labium, six fine, sharp, needlelike
organs with which they puncture the skin of man and animals
to suck the blood. These bites, when numerous, cause, in many
persons, considerable irritation and swelling, with some
pain. The larvae and pupae, called wigglers, are aquatic.
[Written also musquito.]
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Mosquito bar, Mosquito net, a net or curtain for
excluding mosquitoes, -- used for beds and windows.
Mosquito fleet, a fleet of small vessels.
Mosquito hawk (Zool.), a dragon fly; -- so called because
it captures and feeds upon mosquitoes.
Mosquito netting, a loosely-woven gauzelike fabric for
making mosquito bars.
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Mosquito netting
(gcide) | Mosquito \Mos*qui"to\ (m[o^]s*k[=e]*t[-o]), n.; pl. Mosquitoes
(m[o^]s*k[=e]*t[=o]z). [Sp. mosquito, fr. moscafly, L. musca.
Cf. Musket.] (Zool.)
Any one of various species of gnats of the genus Culex and
allied genera. The females have a proboscis containing,
within the sheathlike labium, six fine, sharp, needlelike
organs with which they puncture the skin of man and animals
to suck the blood. These bites, when numerous, cause, in many
persons, considerable irritation and swelling, with some
pain. The larvae and pupae, called wigglers, are aquatic.
[Written also musquito.]
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Mosquito bar, Mosquito net, a net or curtain for
excluding mosquitoes, -- used for beds and windows.
Mosquito fleet, a fleet of small vessels.
Mosquito hawk (Zool.), a dragon fly; -- so called because
it captures and feeds upon mosquitoes.
Mosquito netting, a loosely-woven gauzelike fabric for
making mosquito bars.
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Mosquitoes
(gcide) | Mosquito \Mos*qui"to\ (m[o^]s*k[=e]*t[-o]), n.; pl. Mosquitoes
(m[o^]s*k[=e]*t[=o]z). [Sp. mosquito, fr. moscafly, L. musca.
Cf. Musket.] (Zool.)
Any one of various species of gnats of the genus Culex and
allied genera. The females have a proboscis containing,
within the sheathlike labium, six fine, sharp, needlelike
organs with which they puncture the skin of man and animals
to suck the blood. These bites, when numerous, cause, in many
persons, considerable irritation and swelling, with some
pain. The larvae and pupae, called wigglers, are aquatic.
[Written also musquito.]
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Mosquito bar, Mosquito net, a net or curtain for
excluding mosquitoes, -- used for beds and windows.
Mosquito fleet, a fleet of small vessels.
Mosquito hawk (Zool.), a dragon fly; -- so called because
it captures and feeds upon mosquitoes.
Mosquito netting, a loosely-woven gauzelike fabric for
making mosquito bars.
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mosquitofish
(gcide) | mosquitofish \mosquitofish\ n.
A silvery topminnow (Gambusia affinis) with rows of black
spots of tropical North America and West Indies; important in
mosquito control.
Syn: Gambusia affinis.
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musquito
(gcide) | Mosquito \Mos*qui"to\ (m[o^]s*k[=e]*t[-o]), n.; pl. Mosquitoes
(m[o^]s*k[=e]*t[=o]z). [Sp. mosquito, fr. moscafly, L. musca.
Cf. Musket.] (Zool.)
Any one of various species of gnats of the genus Culex and
allied genera. The females have a proboscis containing,
within the sheathlike labium, six fine, sharp, needlelike
organs with which they puncture the skin of man and animals
to suck the blood. These bites, when numerous, cause, in many
persons, considerable irritation and swelling, with some
pain. The larvae and pupae, called wigglers, are aquatic.
[Written also musquito.]
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Mosquito bar, Mosquito net, a net or curtain for
excluding mosquitoes, -- used for beds and windows.
Mosquito fleet, a fleet of small vessels.
Mosquito hawk (Zool.), a dragon fly; -- so called because
it captures and feeds upon mosquitoes.
Mosquito netting, a loosely-woven gauzelike fabric for
making mosquito bars.
[1913 Webster]Musquito \Mus*qui"to\, n. (Zool.)
See Mosquito.
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Musquito
(gcide) | Mosquito \Mos*qui"to\ (m[o^]s*k[=e]*t[-o]), n.; pl. Mosquitoes
(m[o^]s*k[=e]*t[=o]z). [Sp. mosquito, fr. moscafly, L. musca.
Cf. Musket.] (Zool.)
Any one of various species of gnats of the genus Culex and
allied genera. The females have a proboscis containing,
within the sheathlike labium, six fine, sharp, needlelike
organs with which they puncture the skin of man and animals
to suck the blood. These bites, when numerous, cause, in many
persons, considerable irritation and swelling, with some
pain. The larvae and pupae, called wigglers, are aquatic.
[Written also musquito.]
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Mosquito bar, Mosquito net, a net or curtain for
excluding mosquitoes, -- used for beds and windows.
Mosquito fleet, a fleet of small vessels.
Mosquito hawk (Zool.), a dragon fly; -- so called because
it captures and feeds upon mosquitoes.
Mosquito netting, a loosely-woven gauzelike fabric for
making mosquito bars.
[1913 Webster]Musquito \Mus*qui"to\, n. (Zool.)
See Mosquito.
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Screw-pod mesquite
(gcide) | Mesquite \Mes*qui"te\ (m[e^]s*k[=e]"t[asl]), Mesquit \Mes*quit"\
(m[e^]s*k[=e]t"), n. [Sp. mezquite; said to be a Mexican
Indian word.] (Bot.)
Aany of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the
southwestern part of North America belonging to the genus
Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical
spikes followed by large sugar-rich pods, especially the
honey mesquite, and screw-pod mesquite.
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Honey mesquite. See Algaroba
(b) .
Screw-pod mesquite, a smaller tree (Prosopis pubescens),
having spiral pods used as fodder and sometimes as food by
the Indians.
Mesquite grass, a rich native grass in Western Texas
(Bouteloua oligostachya, and other species); -- so
called from its growing in company with the mesquite tree;
-- called also muskit grass, grama grass.
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screw-pod mesquite
(gcide) | Mesquite \Mes*qui"te\ (m[e^]s*k[=e]"t[asl]), Mesquit \Mes*quit"\
(m[e^]s*k[=e]t"), n. [Sp. mezquite; said to be a Mexican
Indian word.] (Bot.)
Aany of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the
southwestern part of North America belonging to the genus
Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical
spikes followed by large sugar-rich pods, especially the
honey mesquite, and screw-pod mesquite.
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Honey mesquite. See Algaroba
(b) .
Screw-pod mesquite, a smaller tree (Prosopis pubescens),
having spiral pods used as fodder and sometimes as food by
the Indians.
Mesquite grass, a rich native grass in Western Texas
(Bouteloua oligostachya, and other species); -- so
called from its growing in company with the mesquite tree;
-- called also muskit grass, grama grass.
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Sesquitertial
(gcide) | Sesquitertial \Ses`qui*ter"tial\, a.
Sesquitertian.
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Sesquitertian
(gcide) | Sesquitertian \Ses`qui*ter"tian\, Sesquitertianal
\Ses`qui*ter"tian*al\, a. [Sesqui- + L. tertianus belonging to
the third. Cf. Tertian.] (Math.)
Having the ratio of one and one third to one (as 4 : 3).
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Sesquitertianal
(gcide) | Sesquitertian \Ses`qui*ter"tian\, Sesquitertianal
\Ses`qui*ter"tian*al\, a. [Sesqui- + L. tertianus belonging to
the third. Cf. Tertian.] (Math.)
Having the ratio of one and one third to one (as 4 : 3).
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Sesquitone
(gcide) | Sesquitone \Ses"qui*tone\, n. [Sesqui- + tone.] (Mus.)
A minor third, or interval of three semitones.
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Squitch grass
(gcide) | Squitch grass \Squitch" grass`\ (skw[i^]ch" gr[.a]s`). (Bot.)
Quitch grass.
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squitee
(gcide) | squeteague \sque*teague"\ (skw[-e]*t[=e]g"), n. [From the North
American Indian name.] (Zool.)
An American sciaenoid fish (Cynoscion regalis), abundant on
the Atlantic coast of the United States, and much valued as a
food fish. It is of a bright silvery color, with iridescent
reflections. Called also weakfish, squitee, chickwit,
and sea trout. The spotted squeteague ({Cynoscion
nebulosus}) of the Southern United States is a similar fish,
but the back and upper fins are spotted with black. It is
called also spotted weakfish and squit, and, locally,
sea trout, and sea salmon. See also under squitee.
[1913 Webster]Squitee \Squi*tee"\ (skw[i^]*t[=e]"), n. [From the N. American
Indian name.] (Zool.)
The squeteague; -- called also squit.
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Squitee
(gcide) | squeteague \sque*teague"\ (skw[-e]*t[=e]g"), n. [From the North
American Indian name.] (Zool.)
An American sciaenoid fish (Cynoscion regalis), abundant on
the Atlantic coast of the United States, and much valued as a
food fish. It is of a bright silvery color, with iridescent
reflections. Called also weakfish, squitee, chickwit,
and sea trout. The spotted squeteague ({Cynoscion
nebulosus}) of the Southern United States is a similar fish,
but the back and upper fins are spotted with black. It is
called also spotted weakfish and squit, and, locally,
sea trout, and sea salmon. See also under squitee.
[1913 Webster]Squitee \Squi*tee"\ (skw[i^]*t[=e]"), n. [From the N. American
Indian name.] (Zool.)
The squeteague; -- called also squit.
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asian tiger mosquito
(wn) | Asian tiger mosquito
n 1: striped native of Japan thriving in southwestern and
midwestern United States and spreading to the Caribbean;
potential carrier of serious diseases [syn: {Asian tiger
mosquito}, Aedes albopictus] |
common mosquito
(wn) | common mosquito
n 1: common house mosquito [syn: common mosquito, {Culex
pipiens}] |
honey mesquite
(wn) | honey mesquite
n 1: thorny deep-rooted drought-resistant shrub native to
southwestern United States and Mexico bearing pods rich in
sugar and important as livestock feed; tends to form
extensive thickets [syn: honey mesquite, {Western honey
mesquite}, Prosopis glandulosa] |
malaria mosquito
(wn) | malaria mosquito
n 1: transmits the malaria parasite [syn: malarial mosquito,
malaria mosquito] |
malarial mosquito
(wn) | malarial mosquito
n 1: transmits the malaria parasite [syn: malarial mosquito,
malaria mosquito] |
mesquit
(wn) | mesquit
n 1: any of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the genus
Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical
spikes followed by large pods rich in sugar [syn:
mesquite, mesquit] |
mesquite
(wn) | mesquite
n 1: any of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the genus
Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical
spikes followed by large pods rich in sugar [syn:
mesquite, mesquit] |
mesquite gum
(wn) | mesquite gum
n 1: a gum obtained from mesquite pods; resembles gum arabic |
mosquito
(wn) | mosquito
n 1: two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to
pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals |
mosquito bite
(wn) | mosquito bite
n 1: a sting inflicted by a mosquito |
mosquito boat
(wn) | mosquito boat
n 1: a small fast unarmored and lightly armed torpedo boat;
P(atrol) T(orpedo) boat [syn: PT boat, mosquito boat,
mosquito craft, motor torpedo boat] |
mosquito craft
(wn) | mosquito craft
n 1: a small fast unarmored and lightly armed torpedo boat;
P(atrol) T(orpedo) boat [syn: PT boat, mosquito boat,
mosquito craft, motor torpedo boat] |
mosquito fern
(wn) | mosquito fern
n 1: small free-floating aquatic fern from the eastern United
States to tropical America; naturalized in western and
southern Europe [syn: mosquito fern, floating fern,
Carolina pond fern, Azolla caroliniana] |
mosquito hawk
(wn) | mosquito hawk
n 1: slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings
that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on
mosquitoes etc. [syn: dragonfly, darning needle,
devil's darning needle, sewing needle, snake feeder,
snake doctor, mosquito hawk, skeeter hawk]
2: mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker [syn: nighthawk,
bullbat, mosquito hawk] |
mosquito net
(wn) | mosquito net
n 1: a fine net or screen (especially around beds) to protect
against mosquitos |
mosquitofish
(wn) | mosquitofish
n 1: silvery topminnow with rows of black spots of tropical
North America and West Indies; important in mosquito
control [syn: mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis] |
screwbean mesquite
(wn) | screwbean mesquite
n 1: shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and
northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods [syn:
screw bean, screwbean, tornillo, {screwbean
mesquite}, Prosopis pubescens] |
western honey mesquite
(wn) | Western honey mesquite
n 1: thorny deep-rooted drought-resistant shrub native to
southwestern United States and Mexico bearing pods rich in
sugar and important as livestock feed; tends to form
extensive thickets [syn: honey mesquite, {Western honey
mesquite}, Prosopis glandulosa] |
yellow-fever mosquito
(wn) | yellow-fever mosquito
n 1: mosquito that transmits yellow fever and dengue [syn:
yellow-fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti] |
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