москит

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Russian

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Noun

моски́т (moskítm anim (genitive моски́та, nominative plural моски́ты, genitive plural моски́тов, relational adjective моски́тный)

  1. sandfly, phlebotomine (any fly of the subfamily Phlebotominae)
  2. (rare) mosquito, gnat
    Synonym: кома́р (komár)
  3. P-270 Moskit (Soviet supersonic ramjet powered anti-ship cruise missile)

Declension

Native

Descendants

  • Yiddish: מאָסקיט (moskit)

References

  • Shansky, N. M., Zhuravlyov, A. F., editors (2007), “москит”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), number 10 (М), Moscow: Moscow University Press, →ISBN, page 323