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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. | ||
| Synonyms | darning 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 | ||
| Synonyms | bullbat, nighthawk | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | caprimulgid, goatsucker, nightjar | ||
| Member meronym | Chordeiles, genus Chordeiles | ||
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