Mus-quī'to, n.

(mus-kē'to), n. [Sp. & Pg. mosquito, from Sp. mosca, Lat. musca, fly; Fr. moustique.] A small insect of the genus Culex, that is bred in water; a species of gnat that abounds in marshes and low lands, and whose sting is peculiarly painful and vexatious. [Written also mosquito.]