la zanzara tigre
Parola del Giorno | Word of the Day
Today's Parola del Giorno is the noun la zanzara tigre (plural: le zanzare tigre), which means tiger mosquito.
They are called tiger mosquitoes because of their unique white stripes that resembles those of tigers.
This species of mosquito was not present in Italy until the 1990's and has since spread throughout Europe.
They are faster and smaller than yo…