anopheles noun. [ǝ'nɒfɪli:z] Pl. same. L19.
[mod. Latin from Greek anōphelēs unprofitable, useless.]
A mosquito of the genus Anopheles, which includes species that carry the parasites of malaria and other diseases.

■ anopheline adjective & noun (pertaining to or designating) a mosquito of a group that contains this genus but not Culex E20.

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