Anopheles

See also: anopheles and anophèles

Translingual

Anopheles minimus

Alternative forms

Anophles

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀνωφελής (anōphelḗs, “unprofitable, useless”), from ἀν- (an-, “not”) +‎ ὄφελος (óphelos, “advantage, help”) +‎ -ης (-ēs, adjective suffix).

Proper noun

Anopheles m

A taxonomic genus within the family Culicidae – mosquitos that spread malaria.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Holometabola - superorder; Diptera - order; Nematocera - suborder; Culicomorpha - infraorder; Culicoidea - superfamily; Culicidae - family; Anophelinae - subfamily; Anophelini - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Anopheles maculipennis - type species

References

Anopheles on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anopheles on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Anopheles on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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