MOSQUITO HAWK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mosquito hawk mean?
• MOSQUITO HAWK (noun)
The noun MOSQUITO HAWK has 2 senses:
1. slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.
2. mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker
Familiarity information: MOSQUITO HAWK used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MOSQUITO HAWK (noun)
Meaning:
Slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
snake doctor; skeeter hawk; mosquito hawk; dragonfly; snake feeder; sewing needle; devil's darning needle; darning needle
Hypernyms ("mosquito hawk" is a kind of...):
odonate (large primitive predatory aquatic insect having two pairs of membranous wings)
Meaning:
Mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
bullbat; mosquito hawk; nighthawk
Hypernyms ("mosquito hawk" is a kind of...):
caprimulgid; goatsucker; nightjar (mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects)
Holonyms ("mosquito hawk" is a member of...):
Chordeiles; genus Chordeiles (a genus of Caprimulgidae)
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