Anopheles Definition

ə-nŏfə-lēz
noun
Any of a genus (Anopheles) of mosquitoes that can carry and transmit various diseases, esp. malaria.
Webster's New World
Any of various mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles, which can carry the malaria parasite and transmit the disease to humans.
American Heritage Medicine
Synonyms:
  • genus Anopheles
pronoun

A taxonomic genus within the family Culicidae — mosquitos that spreads malaria.

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Origin of Anopheles

  • New Latin Anōphelēs genus name from Greek anōphelēs useless an- without a–1 ophelos advantage, use (influenced by earlier nōphelēs useless)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Anopheles Sentence Examples

  • Besides Anopheles, two species of Culex, C. penicillaris and C. pipiens, are also accused of transmitting the larvae.

  • Anopheles is also a more slender insect, with a smaller head, narrower body and thinner legs.

  • Anopheles clavigerwas discovered.

  • The ova of Anopheles are tiny black rodshaped objects, which are deposited on the water of natural puddles, ponds, or slowly moving streams, by preference those which are well supplied with vegetation; they float, singly or attached to other objects or clustered together in patterns.

  • The most effective step would obviously be the extermination of the Anopheles mosquito.

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