Mossie
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmɒs.i/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mossie is a noun meaning (South Africa) Any of various species of sparrow, especially Passer melanurus.
Meaning
(South Africa) Any of various species of sparrow, especially Passer melanurus.
More Meanings
- (UK, Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) A mosquito.
Example Sentences
Our four baby mossies have left the nest.
He laughs a deep laugh that rumbles up from somewhere in his drumskin stomach. It spooks the mossies on the overhead telegraph wire.
Tip 1 : Make sure there is clearance between your body and the net. If the net touches your skin, the mossie will be able to bite you through it.
She came out, standing a head taller than him, tugging a loose cotton shift into place, and made for a rough brick fireplace beside a pile of rusting pots and pans. ‘Come inside,’ Willi said. ‘The mossies will eat you alive out here.’
Word Forms
- mossies
- mossy
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mozzy, mossy, sparrowwort, muggie, spoggy, passerid.
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