| 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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