anopheles

American  

[uh-nof-uh-leez] / əˈnɒf əˌliz /

noun

plural

anopheles

1. 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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anopheles British  

/ əˈnɒfɪˌliːz /

noun

1. any of various mosquitoes constituting the genus Anopheles, some species of which transmit the malaria parasite to man

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Other Word Forms

• anopheline adjective

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

Malaria, a parasitic disease spread by Anopheles mosquitoes, has long been one of the world's top killers.

From Science Daily

The biopesticide killed both laboratory and wild-caught strains of Anopheles, including those with resistance to different kinds of chemical pesticides.

From Science Daily

It spreads to people through the bites of infected female mosquitoes called anopheles, which have also been found in Europe.

From BBC

At 4,000 feet or more above sea level, where some 40 percent of the Papua New Guinean population lives, temperatures have historically been too cold for Anopheles mosquitoes to thrive year-round.

From Salon

This poses problems in areas where Anopheles mosquitoes are already prevalent, and in regions the insects are poised to infiltrate.

From Salon