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Culex pipiens
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Culex pipiens - common house mosquito common mosquitomosquito - two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animalsCulex, genus Culex - type genus of the Culicidae: widespread genus of mosquitoes distinguished by holding the body parallel to the resting surface |
EncyclopediaSeemosquitoCulex pipiens
Cu·lex pi·'pi·ensa subspecies complex of the abundant polytypic species, the brown house mosquito or rainbarrel mosquito of temperate climates, which breeds commonly in standing water, especially in artificial containers, and has a 5- to 6-day cycle under optimal conditions; closely related forms are found in tropical areas.Culex pipiensThe common house mosquito; it serves as a vector of several illnesses, including Wuchereria bancrofti and West Nile virus.See also: CulexCulex pipiens
Related to Culex pipiens: Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus, culex mosquitoSynonyms for Culex pipiensnoun common house mosquitoSynonymsRelated Words |