CULEX

Meaning of CULEX in English

[ 'kju:lɛks ]

■ noun ( plural culices -lɪsi:z ) a mosquito of a genus which does not transmit malaria.

Derivatives

culicine 'kju:lɪsʌɪn , -si:n adjective &noun

Origin

L., 'gnat'.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

CULEX — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, gnat; akin to Old Irish cuil fly Date: 15th century any of a large …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CULEX — ˈkyüˌleks noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, gnat; akin to Old Irish cuil gnat and probably to Sanskrit …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CULEX — (n.) A genus of mosquitoes to which most of the North American species belong. Some members of this genus are …
Английский словарь Webster
CULEX — (n.) A genus of dipterous insects, including the gnat and mosquito.
Английский словарь Webster
CULEX — ( n. ) A genus of dipterous insects, including the gnat and mosquito.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CULEX — — culicine /kyooh"leuh suyn', -sin/ , adj. /kyooh"leks/ , n. , pl. culices /-leuh seez'/ . any of numerous mosquitoes …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CULEX — n. mosquito
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CULEX — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, gnat; akin to Old Irish cuil fly Date: 15th century : any of a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CULEX — noun a genus of dipterous insects, including the gnat and mosquito. 2. culex ·add. ·noun a genus of mosquitoes to …
Webster English vocab
CULEX — [cu.lex] n [NL, fr. L, gnat; akin to OIr cuil fly] (15c): any of a large cosmopolitan genus (Culex) of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CULEX — род комаров семейства Culicidae (переносчики болезней человека и домашних животных)
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
CULEX — n. Pronunciation: ' kyü- ˌ leks Function: noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, gnat; akin to Old Irish cuil fly …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CULICE — (cú-) n 1. gnat; mosquito; 2. [Entom.] Culex
Interlingua English vocab
SAINT LOUIS ENCEPHALITIS — noun Etymology: Saint Louis, Missouri Date: 1934 a North American encephalitis that is caused by a flavivirus (species ~ virus …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MOSQUITO — Any of 2,500 dipteran species in the family Culicidae. The females of most species require a blood meal to mature …
Английский словарь Британика
FINLAY, CARLOS J(UAN) — born Dec. 3, 1833, Puerto Príncipe, Cuba died Aug. 20, 1915, Havana Cuban epidemiologist. He is known for his discovery …
Английский словарь Британика
MOSQUITO — I. məˈskēd.(ˌ)ō, -ē(ˌ)tō, -ēd.ə, -ētə noun ( plural mosquitoes also mosquitos ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Spanish, diminutive of mosca …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CUNEIFORM — I. kyüˈnēə̇ˌfȯrm, ˈkyünēə̇ˌ-, ˈkyünə̇ˌ- adjective Etymology: probably from French cunéiforme, from Middle French, from Latin cuneus wedge + Middle French …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CULICINE — I. ˈkyüləˌsīn, -_sə̇n adjective Etymology: New Latin Culic-, Culex + English -ine : of, involving, or affecting mosquitoes of Culex …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COIN — I. ˈkȯin noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English coyne, from Middle French coing, coin wedge, stamp, corner, from Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CULICOIDES — ˌkyülə̇ˈkȯiˌdēz noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Latin culic-, culex gnat + New Latin -oïdes -oid : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
YELLOW-FEVER MOSQUITO — noun : a small dark-colored mosquito ( Aëdes aegypti ) of the warmer parts of the world that is the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TRISUL — trə̇ˈshül noun or tri·su·la -lə ( -s ) Etymology: Sanskrit triśūla, literally, having three points, from tri three + śūla …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOUSE MOSQUITO — noun : any of various mosquitoes frequenting houses ; especially : a widespread mosquito ( Culex pipiens ) of Europe …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CUNEUS — ˈkyünēəs noun ( plural cunei -ēˌī) Etymology: Latin, wedge — more at culex 1. : wedge : something shaped like …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ANOPHELES — (n.) A genus of mosquitoes which are secondary hosts of the malaria parasites, and whose bite is the usual, if …
Английский словарь Webster
CULICID — /kyooh lis"id/ , n. 1. any of numerous dipterous insects of the family Culicidae, comprising the mosquitoes. adj. 2. belonging …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GNAT — noun any fly resembling a culex in form or habits; ·esp., in america, a small biting fly of the genus …
Webster English vocab
ANOPHELES — add. ·noun a genus of mosquitoes which are secondary hosts of the malaria parasites, and whose bite is the usual, …
Webster English vocab
MOSQUITO
Britannica English vocabulary
ДВУКРЫЛЫЕ — ДВУКРЫЛЫЕ Многие виды двукрылых наиболее известны как переносчики заболеваний, назойливые кровососы и вредители сельскохозяйственных культур. Наиболее эффективны химические методы борьбы …
Русский словарь Colier
КОМАРЫ — (Culicidae), семейство насекомых, называемое кровососущие комары, отряда двукрылых. Относятся к подотряду длинноусых, т.е. отличаются наличием 14- или 15-члениковых антенн, а …
Русский словарь Colier

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