anopheles

[ uh-nof-uh-leez ]

/ əˈnɒf əˌliz /

noun, plural a·noph·e·les.

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.

Compare culex.

Origin of anopheles

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

OTHER WORDS FROM anopheles

a·noph·e·line

[uh-nof-uh-lahyn, -lin], /əˈnɒf əˌlaɪn, -lɪn/, adjective, noun

Words nearby anopheles

anonychia, anonym, anonymity, anonymize, anonymous, anopheles, anophthalmia, anopia, anopisthograph, anoplasty, anorak

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Example sentences from the Web for anopheles

In contrast to the veteran Anopheles, the Aedes mosquito did not arrive until the 1980s.
Chikungunya: The Mosquito-Borne Virus That Contorts Your Limbs|Kent Sepkowitz|March 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The other division of malaria-hunters pursued the trail of the Anopheles to her lair.
Preventable Diseases|Woods Hutchinson
In the stomach of an Anopheles, the gametocytes quickly proceed to gamete-formation.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7|Various
The isthmus of Panama was beautifully adapted to the breeding of the anopheles and the widest dissemination of malaria.
The Panama Canal|J. Saxon Mills

To-day we know that malaria is communicated by the bite of the anopheles mosquito and never by the air.
How to Live|Irving Fisher and Eugene Fisk
Malaria is transmitted in this way by the anopheles mosquito; typhus fever by lice, and plague by the rat flea.
On the Fringe of the Great Fight|George G. Nasmith

British Dictionary definitions for anopheles

anopheles

/ (əˈnɒfɪˌliːz) /

noun plural -les

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

Word Origin for anopheles

C19: via New Latin from Greek anōphelēs useless, from an- + ōphelein to help, from ophelos help

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Medical definitions for anopheles

Anopheles

[ ə-nŏf′ə-lēz′ ]

n.

A genus of mosquitoes containing over 90 species, many of which are vectors of malaria.

Other words from Anopheles

a•noph•e•line (-līn′) adj.

单词	anopheles
释义	anopheles [ uh-nof-uh-leez ] / əˈnɒf əˌliz / noun, plural a·noph·e·les. 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. Compare culex. Origin of anopheles 1895–1900; <New Latin <Greek anōphelḗs useless, hurtful, harmful, equivalent to an-an-¹ + -ōpheles- variant stem of óphelos profit; earlier (a)n- (with vowel lengthening) + opheles-, written in Mycenaean Greek as nopere OTHER WORDS FROM anopheles a·noph·e·line [uh-nof-uh-lahyn, -lin], /əˈnɒf əˌlaɪn, -lɪn/, adjective, noun Words nearby anopheles anonychia, anonym, anonymity, anonymize, anonymous, anopheles, anophthalmia, anopia, anopisthograph, anoplasty, anorak Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for anopheles In contrast to the veteran Anopheles, the Aedes mosquito did not arrive until the 1980s. Chikungunya: The Mosquito-Borne Virus That Contorts Your Limbs\|Kent Sepkowitz\|March 5, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The other division of malaria-hunters pursued the trail of the Anopheles to her lair. Preventable Diseases\|Woods Hutchinson In the stomach of an Anopheles, the gametocytes quickly proceed to gamete-formation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7\|Various The isthmus of Panama was beautifully adapted to the breeding of the anopheles and the widest dissemination of malaria. The Panama Canal\|J. Saxon Mills To-day we know that malaria is communicated by the bite of the anopheles mosquito and never by the air. How to Live\|Irving Fisher and Eugene Fisk Malaria is transmitted in this way by the anopheles mosquito; typhus fever by lice, and plague by the rat flea. On the Fringe of the Great Fight\|George G. Nasmith British Dictionary definitions for anopheles anopheles / (əˈnɒfɪˌliːz) / noun plural -les any of various mosquitoes constituting the genus Anopheles, some species of which transmit the malaria parasite to man Word Origin for anopheles C19: via New Latin from Greek anōphelēs useless, from an- + ōphelein to help, from ophelos help Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for anopheles Anopheles [ ə-nŏf′ə-lēz′ ] n. A genus of mosquitoes containing over 90 species, many of which are vectors of malaria. Other words from Anopheles a•noph•e•line (-līn′) adj. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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