[ ə'nɒfɪli:z ]
■ noun a mosquito of a genus which includes the species that transmits the malarial parasite to humans.
Derivatives
anopheline ə'nɒfɪlʌɪn , -li:n adjective &noun
Origin
C19: mod. L. genus name, from Gk anōphelēs 'unprofitable, useless'.