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Definition of anopheles in English: anopheles(also anopheles mosquito) nounəˈnɒfɪliːzəˈnɑfəˌliz A mosquito of a genus which is particularly common in warmer countries and includes the mosquitoes that transmit the malarial parasite to humans. (传播疟疾的)按蚊。比较CULEX Genus Anopheles, subfamily Anophelinae, family Culicidae Compare with culex Example sentencesExamples - Among a dozen mosquito types in Milan, experts are keeping a close eye out for the anopheles mosquito which is capable of transmitting malaria.
- The anopheles mosquito, carrying the scourge of malaria, was the unwitting executioner of thousands of European soldiers sent to garrisons in the West Indies, Africa, or India.
- Of the thousands of mosquito types, only the genus anopheles transmits malaria to humans.
- Malaria is generally a tropical disease transmitted by the bite of an infected female anopheles mosquito.
- Millions of people die each year from malaria, which is transmitted through the bite of the anopheles mosquito.
OriginLate 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek anōphelēs 'unprofitable, useless'. Definition of anopheles in US English: anopheles(also anopheles mosquito) nounəˈnɑfəˌlizəˈnäfəˌlēz A mosquito of a genus which is particularly common in warmer countries and includes the mosquitoes that transmit the malarial parasite to humans. (传播疟疾的)按蚊。比较CULEX Genus Anopheles, subfamily Anophelinae, family Culicidae Compare with culex Example sentencesExamples - Among a dozen mosquito types in Milan, experts are keeping a close eye out for the anopheles mosquito which is capable of transmitting malaria.
- Of the thousands of mosquito types, only the genus anopheles transmits malaria to humans.
- Millions of people die each year from malaria, which is transmitted through the bite of the anopheles mosquito.
- The anopheles mosquito, carrying the scourge of malaria, was the unwitting executioner of thousands of European soldiers sent to garrisons in the West Indies, Africa, or India.
- Malaria is generally a tropical disease transmitted by the bite of an infected female anopheles mosquito.
OriginLate 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek anōphelēs ‘unprofitable, useless’. |