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. |
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| Synonyms | darning needle, devil's darning needle, dragonfly, sewing needle, skeeter hawk, snake doctor, snake feeder |
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| Broader (hypernym) | odonate |
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2. | mosquito hawk (animal) mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker |
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| Synonyms | bullbat, nighthawk |
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| Broader (hypernym) | caprimulgid, goatsucker, nightjar |
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| Member meronym | Chordeiles, genus Chordeiles |
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