Also means
bite (insect)
Usage Note
Piqûre covers both an insect bite or sting and a medical injection ('shot'). The verb piquer is the root — you say une piqûre de moustique for a mosquito bite and faire une piqûre for giving an injection. In sewing, it can also mean a stitch.
Examples
"La piqûre de l'abeille était douloureuse."
Natural Translation
The bee sting was painful.
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