MANSONIA


Meaning of MANSONIA in English

manˈsōnēə noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Sir Patrick Manson + New Latin -ia

1. capitalized : a widespread genus of mosquitoes which carry filarial worms and whose larvae and pupae obtain oxygen directly from plants under water

2. -s : a mosquito of the genus Mansonia

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