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skeeter
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skee·ter  (sktr)
n. Chiefly Southern U.S.
See mosquito. See Regional Note at possum.
[Shortening and alteration of mosquito.]
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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Skeeters create their distinctive sound by beating their wings at a certain rate, or a certain number of beats per second.
Mosquito duets by Gaidos, Susan / Science News for Kids
Noise was prohibited for a game against the Jersey City Skeeters on July 14, 2003 and, to ensure there were no dissenters, stewards were replaced by librarians and duct tape was made available for those who couldn't keep quiet.
Stateside sidelines by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
The Fargo skeeters have won their nasty little battle of chemical warfare
Rhona McLeod's American diary; How's this for a sting in the tale by McLeod, Rhona / Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)
 
 
 
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