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that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)
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organism, being go
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
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animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna go
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
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arthropod go
invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin
invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin
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dipterous insect, two-winged insects, dipteran, dipteron go
insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing
insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing
mosquito
two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals
two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals
noun.animal
7 Subcategories
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gnat go
(British usage) mosquito
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yellow-fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti go
mosquito that transmits yellow fever and dengue
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Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus go
striped native of Japan thriving in southwestern and midwestern United States and spreading to the Caribbean
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anopheline go
any mosquito of the genus Anopheles
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malarial mosquito, malaria mosquito go
transmits the malaria parasite
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common mosquito, Culex pipiens go
common house mosquito
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Culex quinquefasciatus, Culex fatigans go
widespread tropical mosquito that transmits filarial worms