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mosquitoes

noun
muh-SKEE-tohz/məˈski.toʊz/UKmo-SKEE-tohz/mɒˈskiː.təʊz/

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  1. 1
    noun
    Plural of mosquito. Use this form when talking about more than one.

    The mosquitoes were terrible by the lake at sunset.

    She got three bites from mosquitoes during the walk.

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mosquitoes is a form of mosquito

mosquito, noun: A small flying insect that bites people and animals and sucks their blood, leaving an itchy bump. Full entry

Forms
mosquitomosquitoes pluralmosquitos plural
Spelling
mosquito → mosquitoes: add -es
Sound
The ending sounds like /z/.

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