anopheline

Variant of anopheles

anopheles definition

anoph·eles (ə näf′ə lēz′)

noun

any of a genus (Anopheles) of mosquitoes that can carry and transmit various diseases, esp. malaria

Etymology: ModL < Gr anōphelēs, harmful < an-, without + ophelos, use, help

Related Forms:

  • anopheline anoph′·eline′ (-līn′, -lin) adjective

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