Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

london underground mosquito

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.53 in modern English

Syllables: lon-don un-der-ground -mosquito
IPA

40

Scrabble Score

25

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Culex pipiens f. molestus, a kind of mosquito.

Etymology

Named for biting people as they slept in the London Underground railway system during the Blitz, though it has a worldwide distribution and long predates the existence of the London Underground.

Inflected Forms

London Underground mosquitos (plural) London Underground mosquitoes (plural)

Questions

What does london underground mosquito mean?: Culex pipiens f. molestus, a kind of mosquito.
Where does london underground mosquito come from?: Named for biting people as they slept in the London Underground railway system during the Blitz, though it has a worldwide distribution and long predates the existence of the London Underground.

How to pronounce london underground mosquito

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “london underground mosquito”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “london underground mosquito”.
Repeat and practice — Say “london underground mosquito” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.