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There is a Latin word 'musca' meaning fly. This has passed into the Spanish language as mosquito and means 'little gnat'

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The word "mosquito" comes from Spanish and Portuguese, where it means "little fly." It is thought to have originated from the word "mosca," which means fly.

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