beißendes Fluginsekt

Definitions of beißendes Fluginsekt
  1. noun
    insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing
    synonyms: Zweiflügler
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    Fliege
    two-winged insects characterized by active flight
    Moskito, Mücke, Stechmücke
    two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals
    Mücke, Stechmücke, nichtstechende Mücke
    any of various small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand flies
    Schnake
    long-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not bite
    Stubenfliege
    common fly that frequents human habitations and spreads many diseases
    type of:
    Insekt, Kerbtier
    small air-breathing arthropod
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