mozzien.

Brit.

/ˈmɒzi/, U.S.

/ˈmɔzi/,

/ˈmɑzi/, Australian English

/ˈmɔzi/

Forms: 1900s– mosie, 1900s– mossie Brit.

/ˈmɒsi/, U.S.

/ˈmɔsi/,

/ˈmɑsi/, 1900s– mozzie, 1900s– mozzy.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mosquito n., -y suffix⁶.

Etymology: < mos- (in mosquito n.) + -y suffix⁶.

slang (originally and chiefly Australian).

A mosquito.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Diptera or flies > [noun] > suborder Nematocera > family Culicidae > member of (gnat or mosquito)

mosquito1572

moustique1666

mosquito fly1750

gnat1787

mosquito gnat1828

skeeter1839

vampire1864

culicid1907

mozzie1916

1916 Punch (Melbourne) 6 Apr. 516/1 You won't be eaten by mosquitoes outside if you get on the breezy side. The ‘mossies’ haven't gone out of the house yet.

1917 A. S. G. Lee Let. 12 June in No Parachute (1968) 59 My oil lamp..attracts mosquitoes. We also have moths, earwigs..and lots of other harmless guests, but these twin-Spandau mozzies can be spiteful.

1936 C. P. Conigrave N. Austral. 146 The net has not yet been made that will prevent some of the North Australian ‘mossies’ from finding a way into their human prey.

1954 R. S. Porteous in Coast to Coast 1953–4 117 Blast these mossies. There's more inside this net than out of it.

1971 B. W. Aldiss Soldier Erect 167 When we were off guard, we kipped on one of the station platforms outside the RTO office, under our mozzy-nets.

1985 Age (Melbourne) 20 Feb. 1/3 Scientist develops a soap that offends no one but the mozzie.

2008 R. Scott 20 Chickens for Saddle iii. 32 If any of the soft folds touched skin, the mozzies just bit you through the net.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	mozzie
释义	mozzien. Brit. /ˈmɒzi/, U.S. /ˈmɔzi/, /ˈmɑzi/, Australian English /ˈmɔzi/ Forms: 1900s– mosie, 1900s– mossie Brit. /ˈmɒsi/, U.S. /ˈmɔsi/, /ˈmɑsi/, 1900s– mozzie, 1900s– mozzy. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mosquito n., -y suffix⁶. Etymology: < mos- (in mosquito n.) + -y suffix⁶. slang (originally and chiefly Australian). A mosquito. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Diptera or flies > [noun] > suborder Nematocera > family Culicidae > member of (gnat or mosquito) mosquito1572 moustique1666 mosquito fly1750 gnat1787 mosquito gnat1828 skeeter1839 vampire1864 culicid1907 mozzie1916 1916 Punch (Melbourne) 6 Apr. 516/1 You won't be eaten by mosquitoes outside if you get on the breezy side. The ‘mossies’ haven't gone out of the house yet. 1917 A. S. G. Lee Let. 12 June in No Parachute (1968) 59 My oil lamp..attracts mosquitoes. We also have moths, earwigs..and lots of other harmless guests, but these twin-Spandau mozzies can be spiteful. 1936 C. P. Conigrave N. Austral. 146 The net has not yet been made that will prevent some of the North Australian ‘mossies’ from finding a way into their human prey. 1954 R. S. Porteous in Coast to Coast 1953–4 117 Blast these mossies. There's more inside this net than out of it. 1971 B. W. Aldiss Soldier Erect 167 When we were off guard, we kipped on one of the station platforms outside the RTO office, under our mozzy-nets. 1985 Age (Melbourne) 20 Feb. 1/3 Scientist develops a soap that offends no one but the mozzie. 2008 R. Scott 20 Chickens for Saddle iii. 32 If any of the soft folds touched skin, the mozzies just bit you through the net. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1916
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