mosquito hawk

Noun

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Noun (2)

  1. slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.Synonyms: dragonflydarning needledevil's darning needlesewing needlesnake feedersnake doctorskeeter hawkType of odonate
  2. mainly nocturnal North American goatsuckerSynonyms: nighthawkbullbatType of goatsucker, nightjarMember of Chordeiles, genus Chordeiles
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Mosquito hawk

Zoology, a dragon fly; — so called because it captures and feeds upon mosquitoes.

From the entry Mosquito.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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