skeeter
Drawled bloodsucker name
Skeeter is informal for mosquito, clipping the word to its stressed syllable: The skeeters are bad this time of year.
Common in Southern and rural American speech.
Skeeter also appears as a nickname or given name, and as a term for a small, fast sailboat.
Urge to scratch
- weltRaised skin injury
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- rednessCrimson-hued state
- bumpSlight collision or protrusion
papule · scratch · inflammation · sting · irritation · allergic reaction · antihistamine · calamine
Continuous low drone
- whineComplain in high pitch
- humLow steady sound
- droneUnmanned flying machine
- swarmMass of moving insects
swat · annoyance · summer · dusk · porch · backyard · camping · swamp
Blood-feeding flying pest
- gnatMinute biting fly
- midgeDiminutive two-winged fly
- flyTwo-winged buzzing insect
- AnophelesMosquito genus spreading malaria
larvae · bloodsucker · buzzer · no-see-um · crane fly · entomology · proboscis · compound eyes
Mosquito-borne parasitic infection
- dengueMosquito-borne viral disease
- West NileMosquito-transmitted viral infection
- ZikaMosquito-spread viral infection
- yellow feverMosquito-spread tropical virus
vector · plasmodium · parasite · tropical · endemic · outbreak · transmission · infection
itch
Urge to scratch
bump · papule · scratch · inflammation · sting · irritation · allergic reaction · antihistamine · calamine · hydrocortisone
buzz
Continuous low drone
swarm · swat · annoyance · summer · dusk · porch · backyard · camping · swamp · standing water
mosquito
Blood-feeding flying pest
Anopheles · larvae · bloodsucker · buzzer · no-see-um · crane fly · entomology · proboscis · compound eyes · wings
malaria
Mosquito-borne parasitic infection
- dengueMosquito-borne viral disease
- West NileMosquito-transmitted viral infection
- ZikaMosquito-spread viral infection
yellow fever · vector · plasmodium · parasite · tropical · endemic · outbreak · transmission · infection · fever
skeeterbutterfly
Winged insect from caterpillar
honeybee · pollinator · beneficial insect · ladybug · firefly