MOSQUITO
ADJECTIVES
1900 — CULICIFUGAL that which repels mosquitoes or gnats
NOUNS
1483 — CULEX a gnat or mosquito
1666 — MOUSTICK a mosquito → obs.
1818 — GALLEYNIPPER — GALLINIPPER a large mosquito → chiefly US
1835 — BAR a mosquito net → US
1839 — SKEETER a mosquito → colloq.
.M19 — SKEET a mosquito → Aust. & US sl.
1864 — VAMPIRE a mosquito
1887 — OVERLANDER a large mosquito → Aust. sl.
1894 — CULICIFUGE a substance applied to the body or clothing in order to keep mosquitoes and gnats away
1900 — TEXAS MOSQUITO an extra-big mosquito → Amer. dial.
1913 — WIGGLER a larval mosquito → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1913 — WIGGLE-WAGGLE a larval mosquito → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1916 — SNIPE a mosquito → Amer. dial., jocular usage
1936 — MOSSIE — MOZZIE — MOZZY a mosquito → sl., orig. Aust.
1954 — BUZZER a mosquito → Amer. dial.
1954 — KATYNIPPER a mosquito → Amer. dial.
1965 — CANADIAN SOLDIER an extra big mosquito → Amer. dial.
1965 — DIVE BOMBER a mosquito → Amer. dial.
1965 — ORNERY PEST a mosquito → Amer. dial.
1965 — WHITESOCKS a ferocious if tiny mosquito → US sl.
1966 — AIRPLANE a very large mosquito → Amer. dial.
1966 — GOLLY-WHOPPER an extra-big mosquito → Amer. dial.
1966 — WALLOPER an extra-big mosquito → Amer. dial.
1967 — GRANDFATHER GRAYBEARD a very large mosquito → Amer. dial.
1967 — KING MOSQUITO an extra-big mosquito → Amer. dial.
1968 — BOY DOG a very large mosquito → Amer. dial.
1968 — GRANNY-NIPPER an extra-big mosquito → Amer. dial.
1968 — JAYHAWK a mosquito → Amer. dial.
1968 — MITSY a mosquito → Amer. dial.
1968 — NIGHTHAWK a mosquito → Amer. dial.
1969 — PAUL BUNYAN MOSQUITO an extra big mosquito → Amer. dial.
1970 — COUSIN a mosquito → Amer. dial.
1970 — GABBER NAPPER an extra-big mosquito → Amer. dial.
1975 — BRASSHEAD a mosquito → Amer. dial.
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