mosca

Definitions of mosca
  1. noun
    two-winged insects characterized by active flight
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    mosca común
    common fly that frequents human habitations and spreads many diseases
    mosca tsetsé
    bloodsucking African fly; transmits sleeping sickness etc.
    moscardón, moscón
    large usually hairy metallic blue or green fly; lays eggs in carrion or dung or wounds
    mosca azul, moscarda
    blowfly with iridescent blue body; makes a loud buzzing noise in flight
    tábano
    large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals
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    díptero
    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
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