mosquito-eater

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mosquito-eater

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From mosquito + eater, from the false notion that they eat mosquitoes.

noun mosquito-eaters · mosquito eater

  1. colloquial A cranefly.

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"mosquito-eater." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mosquito-eater. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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mosquito-eater. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mosquito-eater

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"mosquito-eater." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mosquito-eater.

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@misc{mosquito_eater_2026,
  title = {mosquito-eater},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mosquito-eater},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}