n.
Pronunciation: ə - ' nä-f ə - ˌ l ē z
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Greek an ō phel ē s useless, from a- + ophelos advantage, help; akin to Greek ophellein to increase, Armenian aweli more
Date: 1899
: any of a genus ( Anopheles ) of mosquitoes that includes all mosquitoes which transmit malaria to humans
– anoph · e · line \ - ˌ l ī n \ adjective or noun