1) Arthropod genus 2) Genus culex
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C. antennatus C. jenseni C. pipiens C. pusillus C. quinquefasciatus C. rajah C. restuans C. salinarius C. tarsalis C. territans C. theileri C. tritaeniorhynchus C. vishnui Culex is a genus of mosquitoes, and is important in that several species serve as vectors of important diseases, such as West Nile virus, filariasis, Japanese encephalitis, St. ...
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• (n.) A genus of dipterous insects, including the gnat and mosquito. • (n.) A genus of mosquitoes to which most of the North American species belong. Some members of this genus are exceedingly annoying, as C. sollicitans, which breeds in enormous numbers in the salt marshes of the Atlantic coast, and C. pipiens, breeding very widely in t...
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(from the article `mosquito`) The genus Culex is a carrier of viral encephalitis and, in tropical and subtropical climates, of filariasis. It holds its body parallel to the ... ...won a Nobel Prize in 1907 in part for this discovery. In August 1897, in India, British bacteriologist Ronald Ross discovered parasites of a ... [2 related...
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A genus of mosquitoes (culicidae) commonly found in tropical regions. Species of this genus are vectors for st. Louis encephalitis (encephalitis, st. Louis) as well as many other diseases of man and domestic and wild animals. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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(ku´lәks) a genus of mosquitoes found throughout the world; many species transmit disease-producing agents such as microfilariae, sporozoa, or viruses.
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Cu'lex noun [ Latin , a gnat.]
(Zoology) A genus of dipterous insects, including the gnat and mosquito.
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Cu'lex noun [ Latin , a gnat.]
(Zoology) A genus of mosquitoes to which most of the North American species belong. Some members of this genus are exceedingly annoying, as
C. sollicitans , which breeds in enormous numbers in the salt marshes of the Atlantic coast, and
C. pipiens , bre...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: kū′leks Definitions: 1. A genus of mosquitoes (family Culicidae) including over 2000 species. Largely tropical but worldwide in distribution; they are vectors for a number of diseases of humans and of domestic and wild animals and birds.
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n] - type genus of the Culicidae: widespread genus of mosquitoes distinguished by holding the body parallel to the resting surface
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Culex (Culex) 1. A genus of mosquitoes found worldwide but more frequently in tropical areas. It includes over 2,000 species, many of which serve as vectors for a wide variety of diseases of humans, animals, and birds, including many arbovirus diseases and forms of avian malaria.2. From Latin (akin to celer swift, cellere to impel, Greek ke...
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genus Culex noun type genus of the Culicidae: widespread genus of mosquitoes distinguished by holding the body parallel to the resting surface
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any of numerous mosquitoes constituting the widespread genus Culex, distinguished by the habit in the adult of holding the body parallel to the feeding or resting surface, as the common house mosquito, C. pipiens. Cf. anopheles.
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