culex

American  

[kyoo-leks] / ˈkyu lɛks /

noun

plural

culices

1. any of numerous mosquitoes constituting the widespread genus Culex, distinguished by the habit in the adult of holding the body parallel to the feeding or resting surface, as the common house mosquito, C. pipiens.

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culex British  

/ ˈkjuːlɛks /

noun

1. any mosquito of the genus Culex, such as C. pipiens, the common mosquito

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Other Word Forms

• culicine adjective

Etymology

Origin of culex

< New Latin (Linnaeus); Latin: gnat, midge

Example Sentences

These mosquitoes, like the Culex, love wet conditions but they don’t like the cold weather.

From Los Angeles Times

The two most common types of mosquitoes that inhabit Southern California include the native Culex mosquitoes and the invasive Aedes aegypti.

From Los Angeles Times

Culex are more interested in biting birds rather than humans and are California’s primary spreader of West Nile virus.

From Los Angeles Times

The California Public Health Department notes that there are a number of species within the Culex mosquito genus, which is a primary carrier of the virus, found throughout Los Angeles County.

From Los Angeles Times

These include Aedes detritus, commonly known as the saltmarsh mosquito, and Culex pipiens, or common house mosquito, all of which are known to bite humans and animals.

From BBC