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anopheles
(ə näf′ə lēz′)
noun
any of a genus (Anopheles) of mosquitoes that can carry and transmit various diseases, esp. malaria
Origin: ModL < Gr anōphelēs, harmful < an-, without + ophelos, use, help
Related Forms:
- anopheline adjective
See anopheles in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Any of various mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles, which can carry the malaria parasite and transmit the disease to humans.
Origin:
Origin: From Greek anōphelēs, useless
Origin: : an-, without; see a-1
Origin: + ophelos, advantage, use (influenced by earlier *nōphelēs, useless)
.Related Forms:
- a·nophˈe·lineˌ (-līnˌ, -lĭn) adjective
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