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R16

What do you call the fine, thin cloth that lets air in but keeps mosquitoes and other insects out?

MOSQUITO BAR 24
NR 17
MOSQUITO NET 14
MOSQUITO NETTING 11
CHEESECLOTH 9
NET 7
NETTING 3
SKEET BAR 2
SKEETER NET 2
BUNTING 1
SCREEN 1
WIRE NETTING 1

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