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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 hawkmosquito 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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