London Underground mosquito

noun

Culex pipiens f. molestus, a kind of mosquito.

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Meanings

nounLondon Underground mosquito (plural London Underground mosquitos or London Underground mosquitoes)

plural London Underground mosquitos · plural London Underground mosquitoes

  1. Culex pipiens f. molestus, a kind of mosquito.

Origin

Named for biting people as they slept in the London Underground railway system during the Blitz, though it has a worldwide distribution and long predates the existence of the London Underground.

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APA

London Underground mosquito. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/London%20Underground%20mosquito

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“London Underground mosquito.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/London%20Underground%20mosquito. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “London Underground mosquito,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/London%20Underground%20mosquito.

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