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maringouin

/mar-uhn-gwan; French ma-ran-gwan/US // ˌmær ənˈgwɛ̃; French ma rɛ̃ˈgwɛ̃ //

马林欧因,马凌云,马林古恩,马林古因

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural mar·in·gouins [mar-uhn-gwanz; French ma-ran-gwan]. /ˌmær ənˈgwɛ̃z; French ma rɛ̃ˈgwɛ̃/. Louisiana.

    • : a mosquito, especially a large swamp mosquito.

Examples

  • Of mosquitoes and maringouin mosquitoes and all insects of that sort, the females alone prick and suck the blood of mammifers.

  • Looking down into it, I see many larvae of the maringouin, or large mosquito: no fish.

  • He was of a lively, active disposition and known by his comrades as "Maringouin" (mosquito).