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anopheles

[ uh-nof-uh-leez ]

noun

, plural a·noph·e·les.
  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.


anopheles

/ əˈnɒfɪˌliːz /

noun

  1. any of various mosquitoes constituting the genus Anopheles, some species of which transmit the malaria parasite to man
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • a·noph·e·line [uh, -, nof, -, uh, -lahyn, -lin], adjective noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of anopheles1

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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of anopheles1

C19: via New Latin from Greek anōphelēs useless, from an- + ōphelein to help, from ophelos help
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Example Sentences

Anopheles mosquitoes, though, sit with their bottoms sticking up in the air.

He’s referring to Anopheles mosquitoes, a main malaria spreader in Africa.

It’s the world’s first vaccine for the deadly disease, which is spread to people through the bites of female Anopheles mosquitoes infected with the Plasmodium parasite.

In contrast, it took nearly five hours for the original spray to knock out half of exposed Anopheles — about 12 times as long.

In contrast to the veteran Anopheles, the Aedes mosquito did not arrive until the 1980s.

The sexual cycle can take place only within the body of one genus of mosquito, anopheles.

A bite from an anopheles mosquito does not cause malaria unless the particular mosquito has previously bitten a malaria patient.

The stegomyia flies and bites in the early afternoon and again at night, the anopheles flies and bites after sunset.

The chief danger of infection is at night (the Anopheles bite mostly at this time).

The draining of the fens has driven the anopheles mosquito from England, and our countrymen no longer suffer from 'ague.'

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