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mosquito hawk

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mosquito hawk
n.
1. See nighthawk.
2. Lower Southern U.S. See dragonfly. See Regional Note at dragonfly.
mosquito hawk
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another name for nighthawk [1]
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Noun1.mosquito hawk - slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at restmosquito hawk - slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.
dragonfly, skeeter hawk, snake doctor, snake feeder, sewing needle, darning needle, devil's darning needle
odonate - large primitive predatory aquatic insect having two pairs of membranous wings
2.mosquito hawk - mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker
bullbat, nighthawk
caprimulgid, goatsucker, nightjar - mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects
Chordeiles, genus Chordeiles - a genus of Caprimulgidae
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The green darner, also known as the mosquito hawk, feeds on many insects that are harmful to humans, especially mosquitoes, and is one of the fastest (it flies at speeds of up to 35 m.
Enter the dragonfly: a brief encounter with Florida's green darner by Nebel, Patricia; Nebel, Gary / Sarasota Magazine
They're crane flies, popularly known as mosquito hawks, and they are actually gentle giants that are among the good bugs who nibble and fertilize.
ABUZZ OVER GIANT BUGS: THOSE AREN'T MOSQUITOES by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
 
 
 
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