Malaria Is Transmitted by the Bite of This Insect

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from India, Group 1492, Puzzle 3 (Jaisalmer Fort).

Question is: Malaria Is Transmitted by the Bite of This Insect

and the answer is: MOSQUITO

Word Meaning:

MOSQUITO — A small flying insect of the family Culicidae, the females of which bite humans and animals and suck blood, leaving an itching bump on the skin, and sometimes carrying diseases like malaria, dengue and yellow fever.

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