a·noph·e·les ( -n f -l z )n. Any of various mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles, which can carry the malaria parasite and transmit the disease to humans. [From Greek an  phels, useless : an-, without; see a-1 + ophelos, advantage, use (influenced by earlier *nphels, useless).]a·noph e·line (-l n, -l n) adj. |
anopheles [əˈnɒfɪˌliːz]
n pl -les
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various mosquitoes constituting the genus Anopheles, some species of which transmit the malaria parasite to man
[via New Latin from Greek anōphelēs useless, from an- + ōphelein to help, from ophelos help]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  Anopheles - malaria mosquitoes; distinguished by the adult's head-downward stance and absence of breathing tubes in the larvaearthropod genus - a genus of arthropods Culicidae, family Culicidae - mosquitoes anopheline - any mosquito of the genus Anopheles malaria mosquito, malarial mosquito - transmits the malaria parasite |
Translations
anopheles
n pl <-les>, anopheles mosquito (Zool) → Anopheles f, → Malariamücke f
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