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culicid definition

cu·licid (kyo̵̅o̅′lə sid′)

adjective

of the mosquito family

Etymology: < ModL Culicidae, name of the family < L culex (gen. culicis): see culex

noun

a mosquito

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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