1) Arthropod genus 2) Genus anopheles 3) Malaria mosquitoes
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Anopheles z (Greek anofelís: `useless`) is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus Plasmodium, which cause malaria in humans in endemic areas. Anopheles gambiae is one of the best know.....
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• (n.) A genus of mosquitoes which are secondary hosts of the malaria parasites, and whose bite is the usual, if not the only, means of infecting human beings with malaria. Several species are found in the United States. They may be distinguished from the ordinary mosquitoes of the genus Culex by the long slender palpi, nearly equaling the bea...
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(from the article `Life Sciences`) ...Plasmodium: P. falciparum, P. vivax, P. ovale, and P. malariae. The parasite has a complex life cycle that proceeds through distinct phases in an ... The Anopheles mosquito, the vector for the organism that causes malaria in humans, requires fresh, standing water in order to complete the larval ... ...
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A genus of mosquitoes (culicidae) that are known vectors of malaria. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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(ә-nof´ә-lēz) a widely distributed genus of mosquitoes, comprising over 300 species, many of which are important vectors of malaria .
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Genus of mosquitos (order Diptera) which carry the Plasmodium > Plasmodium parasites which causes malaria.
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A·noph'e·les (ȧ*nŏf'e*lēz)
noun [ New Latin , from Greek
'anwfelh`s useless, hurtful.]
(Zoology) A genus of mosquitoes which are secondary hosts of the malaria parasites, and whose bite is the usual, if not the only, means of infecting human beings with mala...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: ă-nof′ĕ-lēz Definitions: 1. A genus of mosquitoes (family Culicidae, subfamily Anophelinae). The sporogenous cycle of the malarial parasite is passed in the body cavity of female mosquitoes of certain species of this genus; several selected vectors (from among more than 90 species) are listed below. &n...
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n] - malaria mosquitoes
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Anopheles A genus of mosquitoes (family Culicidae, subfamily Anophelinae) with palpi as long as the proboscis, and spotted wings. The eggs are laid singly, with characteristic floats. In most species, the female assumes an angled posture when invading the skin. Many species are important as vectors of human and other mammalian malaria, filariasis, ...
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genus Anopheles noun malaria mosquitoes; distinguished by the adult`s head-downward stance and absence of breathing tubes in the larvae
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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. Cf. culex.
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the genus of mosquito that transmits malaria.
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