mozzie
Informal biting insect
Mozzie is Australian and British slang for mosquito: The mozzies are terrible this time of year.
The diminutive form reflects a common pattern in Australian English of shortening words and adding -ie or -y.
Urge to scratch
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- rednessCrimson-hued state
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- bumpSlight collision or protrusion
welt · scratch · allergy · calamine · antihistamine · soothing · infected · blister
Low vibrating hum
- swatHit something sharply
- slapOpen-handed blow
- itchyProvoking scratching urges
- whineComplain in high pitch
irritating · repellent · annoying · bothersome · nuisance · pest · coil · citronella
Mosquito-borne parasitic infection
- dengueMosquito-borne viral disease
- yellow feverMosquito-spread tropical virus
- encephalitisInflammatory brain condition
- vectorQuantity with direction
transmission · epidemic · outbreak · endemic · plasmodium · parasite · infection · prophylaxis
Immature metamorphosing creatures
- proboscisElongated animal head appendage
- antennaeSensory appendages on insects
- arthropodJointed-limb invertebrate phylum
- bloodsuckerOrganism feeding on plasma
diptera · invertebrate · entomology · wriggler · pupa · female · saliva · anticoagulant
itch
Urge to scratch
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- rednessCrimson-hued state
- inflammationProtective tissue response
bump · welt · scratch · allergy · calamine · antihistamine · soothing · infected · blister · sensitive
buzzing
Low vibrating hum
whine · irritating · repellent · annoying · bothersome · nuisance · pest · coil · citronella · screen
malaria
Mosquito-borne parasitic infection
- dengueMosquito-borne viral disease
- yellow feverMosquito-spread tropical virus
- encephalitisInflammatory brain condition
vector · transmission · epidemic · outbreak · endemic · plasmodium · parasite · infection · prophylaxis · quinine
larvae
Immature metamorphosing creatures
- proboscisElongated animal head appendage
- antennaeSensory appendages on insects
- arthropodJointed-limb invertebrate phylum
diptera · bloodsucker · invertebrate · entomology · wriggler · pupa · female · saliva · anticoagulant · histamine