anopheles
[ uh-nof-uh-leez ]
/ əˈnɒf əˌliz /
noun, plural a·noph·e·les.
any mosquito of the genus Anopheles, certain species of which are vectors of the parasite causing malaria in humans, distinguished from other mosquitoes by the absence of breathing tubes in the larvae and by the head-downward stance of the adult while resting or feeding.
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Origin of anopheles
1895–1900; <New Latin <Greek anōphelḗs useless, hurtful, harmful, equivalent to an-an-1 + -ōpheles- variant stem of óphelos profit; earlier (a)n- (with vowel lengthening) + opheles-, written in Mycenaean Greek as nopere
OTHER WORDS FROM anopheles
a·noph·e·line [uh-nof-uh-lahyn, -lin], /əˈnɒf əˌlaɪn, -lɪn/, adjective, nounWords nearby anopheles
anonychia, anonym, anonymity, anonymize, anonymous, anopheles, anophthalmia, anopia, anopisthograph, anoplasty, anorak
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British Dictionary definitions for anopheles
anopheles
/ (əˈnɒfɪˌliːz) /
noun plural -les
any of various mosquitoes constituting the genus Anopheles, some species of which transmit the malaria parasite to man
Word Origin for anopheles
C19: via New Latin from Greek anōphelēs useless, from an- + ōphelein to help, from ophelos help
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Medical definitions for anopheles
Anopheles
[ ə-nŏf′ə-lēz′ ]
n.
A genus of mosquitoes containing over 90 species, many of which are vectors of malaria.
Other words from Anopheles
a•noph•e•line (-līn′) adj.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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