mosquito hawk

mosquito hawk
1. nighthawk (def. 1).
2. Chiefly Southern U.S. Also called skeeter hawk. dragonfly (def. 1).
[1700-10, Amer.; so called because it feeds on nocturnal insects such as mosquitoes]
Regional Variation. 2. See dragonfly.

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