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anopheles Ent.|əˈnɒfɪliːz|
[mod.L. (Meigen Syst. Beschr. Eur. Zweifl. Ins. (1818) I. 10), a. Gr. ἀνωϕελής unprofitable, useless.]
A mosquito of the genus Anopheles, which conveys the parasite of malaria. Also attrib. Hence aˈnopheline a. and n.
1899Daily News 28 Sept. 3/4 We could kill most of the anopheles grubs here in a few hours with kerosene oil. 1902Encycl. Brit. XXIX. 498/2 The parasite has now been found to live in the body of the Anopheles. 1915G. B. Shaw Doctors' Delusions (1931) 133 Inoculation with anopheles vaccine. 1915Indian Jrnl. Med. Res. July 180 The exact identity of Arabian anophelines has been for some time a matter of interest. 1920J. Ritchie Animal Life Scot. 511 Mosquitos,..I mean Anopheline, or..‘spot-winged’ Gnats. 1929Times 10 Jan. 13/6 The anopheline mosquitoes, which spread malaria, breed chiefly in marshes and streams. |