| NOUN | animal | Culex fatigans, Culex quinquefasciatus | widespread tropical mosquito that transmits filarial worms |
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| Meaning | widespread tropical mosquito that transmits filarial worms. | |
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| Synonym | Culex quinquefasciatus | |
| Member of | Culex, genus Culex | type genus of the Culicidae |
| Broader | mosquito | Two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals |
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