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antimosquito

antimosquito

1 3.4
Made to keep mosquitoes away, for example nets or sprays
  • adjective
  • /ˌæntiˈmɪskitoʊ/
: 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
1 3.4
protective
209 2.4
unprotected
55 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.