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English noun: mosquito hawk

1. mosquito hawk (animal) slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.


Synonymsdarning needle, devil's darning needle, dragonfly, sewing needle, skeeter hawk, snake doctor, snake feeder


Broader (hypernym)odonate

2. mosquito hawk (animal) mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker


Synonymsbullbat, nighthawk


Broader (hypernym)caprimulgid, goatsucker, nightjar


Member meronymChordeiles, genus Chordeiles









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