genus Anopheles

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genus Anopheles - malaria mosquitoes; distinguished by the adult's head-downward stance and absence of breathing tubes in the larvaeAnophelesarthropod genus - a genus of arthropodsCulicidae, family Culicidae - mosquitoesanopheline - any mosquito of the genus Anophelesmalaria mosquito, malarial mosquito - transmits the malaria parasite