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. |
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| Noun | 1. | anopheline - any mosquito of the genus Anopheles mosquito - two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals Anopheles, genus Anopheles - malaria mosquitoes; distinguished by the adult's head-downward stance and absence of breathing tubes in the larvae |
| Adj. | 1. | anopheline - relating to or characteristic of malaria mosquitoes |
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