ANOPHELES Definition & Meaning

anopheles

[ uh-nof-uh-leez ]

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noun

plural anopheles.

any mosquito of the genus Anopheles, certain species of which are vectors of the parasite causing malaria in humans, distinguished from other mosquitoes by the absence of breathing tubes in the larvae and by the head-downward stance of the adult while resting or feeding.

anopheles

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noun

any of various mosquitoes constituting the genus Anopheles, some species of which transmit the malaria parasite to man

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Other �y��vlog Forms

��·�ԴǱ��·��·��Ա� [uh, -, nof, -, uh, -lahyn, -lin], adjective noun

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of anopheles¹

1895–1900; < New Latin < Greek ��ō��ḗs useless, hurtful, harmful, equivalent to an- an- ¹ + -ō��- variant stem of ó��ǲ� profit; earlier ( a ) n- (with vowel lengthening) + opheles-, written in Mycenaean Greek as nopere

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of anopheles¹

C19: via New Latin from Greek ��ō��ŧ�� useless, from an- + ō��𾱲� to help, from ophelos help

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Malaria, a parasitic disease spread by Anopheles mosquitoes, has long been one of the world's top killers.

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The biopesticide killed both laboratory and wild-caught strains of Anopheles, including those with resistance to different kinds of chemical pesticides.

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It spreads to people through the bites of infected female mosquitoes called anopheles, which have also been found in Europe.

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Malaria is carried by dozens of species of Anopheles mosquitoes, also known as marsh or nail mosquitoes.

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Anopheles mosquitoes carry a parasite called Plasmodium — the single-cell genus that causes malaria in birds, reptiles, and mammals like humans.

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