ANOPHELES

[anoph.e.les] n [NL, genus name, fr. Gk anopheles useless, fr. a- + ophelos advantage, help; akin to Gk ophellein to increase, Arm aweli more] (1899): any of a genus (Anopheles) of mosquitoes that includes all mosquitoes which transmit malaria to humans -- anoph.e.line adj or n