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antimosquito

antimosquito

3.4
Made to keep mosquitoes away, for example nets or sprays
  • adjective
  • /ˌæntiˈmɪskitoʊ/
translation icon : antimosquitos
  • She bought an antimosquito spray before traveling to the tropical region.

Examples

  • The campsite provided antimosquito candles to help keep the area comfortable.

  • I bought an antimosquito net for my bed.

  • We used an antimosquito net over the bed to avoid bites during the night.

  • This antimosquito spray is very effective.

  • We used an antimosquito net over the bed to avoid mosquito bites during the night.

  • The campsite provided antimosquito candles to keep mosquitoes away while we enjoyed our evening.

  • Before traveling to the tropical region, she made sure to pack an antimosquito spray for protection.

How Protective

antimosquito
3.4
protective
163 2.4
unprotected
28 2.9

Surface Forms

antimosquito positive

Morphology

antimosquito = mosquito (transparent) = anti + mosquito

The meaning is directly built from 'anti-' plus 'mosquito', so a learner can infer 'against mosquitoes' easily.

Etymology

Antimosquito is made of the prefix anti- meaning 'against' and mosquito which comes from Spanish and means 'little fly'. So, as an adjective it describes something made to keep mosquitoes away.