MOSQUITO HAWK


Meaning of MOSQUITO HAWK in English

1. nighthawk (def. 1).

2. Chiefly Southern U.S. Also called skeeter hawk . dragonfly (def. 1).

[ 1700-10, Amer.; so called because it feeds on nocturnal insects such as mosquitoes ]

Regional Variation. 2. See dragonfly .

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