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mosquito hawk

noun

  1. Chiefly Southern U.S. Also called skeeter hawk. dragonfly ( def 1 ).


mosquito hawk

noun

  1. another name for nighthawk
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mosquito hawk1

An Americanism dating back to 1700–10; so called because it feeds on nocturnal insects such as mosquitoes
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Example Sentences

Crane flies are sometimes called mosquito hawks or mosquito eaters.

Sometimes called mosquito hawks, these pesky insects are clumsy fliers and often bob along walls or windows, she said.

Why are there so many crane flies, often mistakenly called mosquito hawks, this year?

Then Mrs. Ernstein produced two trained sparrows, which she called her "mosquito hawks" and took with her everywhere.

For this reason it is sometimes called mosquito hawk.

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