mosquito
/məˈskiːtəʊ/noun
उच्चारण मस्कीटो
मच्छर
Basic word
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a flying insect that bites humans and animals and sucks their blood; some types spread diseases
मच्छर
- a mosquito net
- A mosquito kept buzzing around my ear all night.
- Mosquitoes breed in stagnant water.
+ 3 more examples
- We sleep under a net to keep mosquitoes away.
- The city sprays the drains to control mosquito numbers.
- Malaria is spread by the bite of a certain kind of mosquito.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
mosquito (plural: mosquitoes or mosquitos)
The usual plural is mosquitoes; mosquitos is also acceptable but less common.
सामान्य बहुवचन 'mosquitoes' है; 'mosquitos' भी स्वीकार्य है पर कम प्रचलित।
- Mosquitoes breed in stagnant water.
- A mosquito bit me last night.
mosquito + noun
As a noun adjunct, mosquito describes things connected to the insect: mosquito net, mosquito bite, mosquito coil, mosquito repellent.
'Mosquito' इस कीड़े से जुड़ी चीज़ों को बताता है: mosquito net, mosquito bite, mosquito coil, mosquito repellent।
- Sleep under a mosquito net.
- She applied mosquito repellent to her arms.
mosquito-borne disease
Diseases carried by mosquitoes, such as malaria and dengue, are called mosquito-borne, with a hyphen.
मच्छरों द्वारा फैलने वाली बीमारियाँ, जैसे मलेरिया और डेंगू, hyphen के साथ 'mosquito-borne' कहलाती हैं।
- Dengue is a mosquito-borne disease.
- Mosquito-borne diseases rise after the monsoon.
be bitten by a mosquito
The passive with by is the usual way to say who or what bit someone; the active form is a mosquito bit me.
किसने काटा, यह बताने के लिए by वाला passive सामान्य है; active रूप 'a mosquito bit me' है।
- I was bitten by a mosquito on my hand.
- Mosquitoes bite mostly at dusk.
+Collocations 4
mosquito + noun
bitenetcoilrepellentlarvaswarm
- A mosquito net protects children from malaria.
verb + mosquito
killswatrepelbreedbiteavoid
- Stagnant water helps mosquitoes breed.
adjective + mosquito
femalemalarialtinybuzzinginfected
- Only the female mosquito sucks blood.
mosquito-borne + noun
diseasevirusillnessinfection
- Dengue is a mosquito-borne infection.
“More examples 5
- Mosquitoes become more active after the monsoon.
monsoon के बाद मच्छर अधिक सक्रिय हो जाते हैं।
- The municipal team sprayed the drains to kill mosquito larvae.
नगरपालिका दल ने मच्छरों के लार्वा को मारने के लिए नालियों में दवा छिड़की।
- Radhika could not sleep because a mosquito kept buzzing near her ear.
राधिका सो नहीं पाई क्योंकि एक मच्छर बार-बार उसके कान के पास भिनभिना रहा था।
- Malaria is spread by the bite of an infected female mosquito.
मलेरिया संक्रमित मादा मच्छर के काटने से फैलता है।
- Do not let water collect in pots, as it attracts mosquitoes.
गमलों में पानी जमा न होने दें, क्योंकि वह मच्छरों को आकर्षित करता है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ A mosquito has bitten me yesterday.
✓ A mosquito bit me yesterday.
With yesterday, use the simple past, not the present perfect.
Yesterday के साथ simple past आता है, present perfect नहीं।
✗ I killed three mosquito.
✓ I killed three mosquitoes.
After a number, the plural is needed.
संख्या के बाद बहुवचन रूप चाहिए।
§Grammar and usage
Plural mosquitoes (also mosquitos).
Plural mosquitoes (mosquitos भी)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science GK: female Anopheles mosquitoes spread malaria (Ronald Ross discovered this in India, 1897); Aedes mosquitoes spread dengue, chikungunya and Zika; Culex spreads filaria; 20 August is World Mosquito Day.
विज्ञान GK में मादा Anopheles मच्छर मलेरिया फैलाता है (Ronald Ross ने 1897 में भारत में यह खोजा); Aedes मच्छर डेंगू, चिकनगुनिया और ज़ीका फैलाता है; Culex फ़ाइलेरिया फैलाता है; 20 अगस्त विश्व मच्छर दिवस है।