mosca

Definitions of mosca
  1. noun
    two-winged insects characterized by active flight
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    types:
    tse-tse
    bloodsucking African fly; transmits sleeping sickness etc.
    mosca bovina, mosca canina, mosca cavallina, tafano
    large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals
  2. noun
    fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect
  3. noun
    a person who evokes boredom
    synonyms: cataplasma, lagna, piantagrane, pizza, rompiscatole, seccatore
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    types:
    trombone
    a boring person who talks a great deal about uninteresting topics
    type of:
    aborto
    a person who is not pleasant or agreeable
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