Definition for MUS-KE'TOE

MUS-KE'TOE, n. [Sp. and Port. musquito, from Sp. mosca, L. musca, a fly.]

A small insect of the genus Culex, that is bred in water; a species of gnat that abounds in marshes and low lands, and whose sting is peculiarly painful and vexatious.

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