mosquer

From mosca +‎ -er.

• IPA^(key): (Central) [musˈke]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [mosˈke]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [mosˈkeɾ]

mosquer m (plural mosquers)

1. (collective) swarm of flies
2. (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.

3. fly-whisk
4. flycatcher (passerine bird which catches insects in flight)

   Synonyms: papamosques, mastegatatxes

• moscam

• mosquer fosc

• mosca

• “mosquer”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007