ANOPHELES


Meaning of ANOPHELES in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈnä-fə-ˌlēz ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Greek anōphelēs 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 -ˌlīn adjective or noun

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