shark repellent porcupine provision | a measure undertaken by a corporation to discourage unwanted takeover attempts |
nighthawk bullbat mosquito hawk | mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker |
mosquito | two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals |
yellow-fever mosquito Aedes aegypti | mosquito that transmits yellow fever and dengue |
Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus | striped native of Japan thriving in southwestern and midwestern United States and spreading to the Caribbean, potential carrier of serious diseases |
malarial mosquito malaria mosquito | transmits the malaria parasite |
common mosquito Culex pipiens | common house mosquito |
dragonfly darning needle devil's darning needle sewing needle snake feeder snake doctor mosquito hawk skeeter hawk | slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest, adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc. |
mosquito net | a fine net or screen (especially around beds) to protect against mosquitos |
PT boat mosquito boat mosquito craft motor torpedo boat | a small fast unarmored and lightly armed torpedo boat, P(atrol) T(orpedo) boat |
repellent repellant | the power to repel, she knew many repellents to his advances |
mosquito fern floating fern Carolina pond fern Azolla caroliniana | small free-floating aquatic fern from the eastern United States to tropical America, naturalized in western and southern Europe |
mosquito bite | a sting inflicted by a mosquito |
insectifuge insect repellent insect repellant | a chemical substance that repels insects |
repellent repellant | a chemical substance that repels animals |
repellent repellant | a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water |
repellent resistant | incapable of absorbing or mixing with, a water-repellent fabric, plastic highly resistant to steam and water |
d disgusting disgustful distasteful foul loathly loathsome repellent repellant repelling revolting skanky wicked yucky cb | highly offensive, arousing aversion or disgust, a disgusting smell, distasteful language, a loathsome disease, the idea of eating meat is repellent to me, revolting food, a wicked stench |
water-repellent water-resistant | hindering the penetration of water, a water-repellent coat |
rebarbative repellent repellant | serving or tending to repel, he became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful, I find his obsequiousness repellent |