mosquito hawk

noun

A crane fly (US) / daddy longlegs (UK), a large, mosquito-like insect in the suborder Tipulomorpha

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Meanings

nounmosquito hawk (plural mosquito hawks)

plural mosquito hawks · alternative mosquitohawk

  1. USregionalA crane fly (US) / daddy longlegs (UK), a large, mosquito-like insect in the suborder Tipulomorpha
  2. USregionalA dragonfly.
  3. biologyAny of various species of dragonfly of the genus Micromidia, endemic to eastern Australia.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounslender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.

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Broader
odonate

nounmainly nocturnal North American goatsucker

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Also see
bullbatcraneflydarning needledevil's darning needledragonflynighthawksewing needleskeeter hawksnake doctorsnake feeder

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

mosquito hawk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mosquito%20hawk

MLA

“mosquito hawk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mosquito%20hawk. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mosquito hawk,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mosquito%20hawk.

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