"London Underground mosquito" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: London Underground mosquitos [plural], London Underground mosquitoes [plural]
Etymology: 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. Head templates: {{en-noun|+|es|head=London Underground mosquito}} London Underground mosquito (plural London Underground mosquitos or London Underground mosquitoes)
  1. Culex pipiens f. molestus, a kind of mosquito.
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