Culex Definition

kyo͝olĕks
culices
noun
Any of a large genus (Culex) of mosquitoes, including many of the most common species found in North America and Europe.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • genus Culex
pronoun

A taxonomic genus within the family Culicidae — some of the mosquitos.

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Other Word Forms of Culex

Noun

Singular:
culex
Plural:
culices

Origin of Culex

  • Directly from Latin culex (“mosquito”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin gnat

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

Culex Sentence Examples

  • The wings in Culex have not the same dappled appearance.

  • The genus with which Anopheles is most likely to be confounded is Culex, which is the commonest of all mosquitoes, has a world-wide distribution, and is generally a greedy blood-sucker.

  • A distinctive feature is the position assumed in resting; Culex has a humpbacked attitude, while in Anopheles the proboscis, head and body are in a straight line, and in many species inclined at an angle to the wall, the tail sticking outwards.

  • In the female of Culex the palpi are much shorter than the proboscis; in Anopheles they are of the same length.

  • The ova of Culex, on the other hand, are deposited in any stagnant water, including cesspools, drains, cisterns, or water collected in any vessel; they float in boat-shaped masses on the surface.

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Words Starting With

CCUCUL

Words Ending With

XEXLEX

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