mosquer
Catalan
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editmosquer m (plural mosquers)
- (collective) swarm of flies
- (figurative) swarm
- 1956, Joan Sales, Incerta glòria:
- Mentrestant la canalla, i n'hi havia un mosquer, venien a admirar de la vora els nostres galons, les nostres guerreres flamants.
- Meanwhile the children--and there was a swarm of them--came close up to admire our stripes, our brand-new military jackets.
- fly-whisk
- flycatcher (passerine bird which catches insects in flight)
- Synonym: papamosques
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edit- “mosquer” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.