NOUN | animal | Anopheles, genus Anopheles | malaria mosquitoes |
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Meaning | malaria mosquitoes; distinguished by the adult's head-downward stance and absence of breathing tubes in the larvae. | |
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Synonym | genus Anopheles | |
Member of | Culicidae, family Culicidae | mosquitoes |
Members | anopheline | Any mosquito of the genus Anopheles |
malarial mosquito, malaria mosquito | transmits the malaria parasite | |
Broader | arthropod genus | A genus of arthropods |
Spanish | anofeles, anopheles, genus anopheles | |
Catalan | anopheles, genus anopheles |
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