Mosquitoes are small, midge-like flies that constitute the family Culicidae. Females of most species are ectoparasites, whose tube-like mouthparts (called a proboscis) pierce the hosts' skin to consume blood. The word mosquito (formed by mosca and diminutive -ito) is Spanish for little fly.
It is derived from the Guugu Yimidhirr word gangurru refaring to the grey kangaroo. Sir Joseph Banks, botanist on James Cook's first voyage, noted the name of the kangaroo as  gangurru  when he tried to communicate with the Aborigines regarding the name of the strange hopping animal noted on Australia's shores.he word is â¦ believed to have come from the Aboriginal word gangurru, a Guugu Yimidhirr word referring to the Grey Kangaroo. Captain James Cook's botanist, Sir Joseph Banks, first recorded the word as kangaru when the Endeavour was damaged on the Great Barrier Reef near modern-day Cooktown.
View the Adam Name Popularity Page to see how the popularity trend for Adam has changed since 1880, or to compare the popularity of Adam to other names. The name Adam is derived from the Hebrew adom meaning red or adamah (×Ö²×Ö¸×Ö¸×) meaning earth.In the Old Testament, Adam was the name given to the first man that G-d created. That he was created from earth or clay and life was breathed into him.Variants of the name Adam include Aadam, Addam, Adym.n the Old Testament, Adam was the name given to the first man that G-d created. That he was created from earth or clay and life was breathed into him. Variants of the name Adam include Aadam, Addam, Adym.