"mosquito hawk" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mosquito hawks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} mosquito hawk (plural mosquito hawks)
  1. (US, regional) A crane fly (US) / daddy longlegs (UK), a large, mosquito-like insect in the suborder Tipulomorpha Tags: US, regional Categories (lifeform): Dipterans, Dragonflies and damselflies Synonyms: mosquitohawk
    Sense id: en-mosquito_hawk-en-noun-QhLRST9~ Disambiguation of Dipterans: 61 25 14 Disambiguation of Dragonflies and damselflies: 59 26 16 Categories (other): American English, Regional English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 10 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 72 5 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 76 5 20
  2. (US, regional) A dragonfly. Tags: US, regional
    Sense id: en-mosquito_hawk-en-noun-08-yl3Cx Categories (other): American English, Regional English
  3. (entomology) Any of various species of dragonfly of the genus Micromidia, endemic to eastern Australia. Categories (topical): Entomology
    Sense id: en-mosquito_hawk-en-noun-W0Wpv09U Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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