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culicid, a. and n. Ent.|ˈkjuːlɪsɪd, kjuːˈlɪsɪd| Also Culicid. [f. mod.L. family name Culicidæ, f. generic name culex: see -id3.] A. adj. Of or pertaining to the dipteran family Culicidæ, which comprises the mosquitoes. B. n. A culicid insect; a mosquito.
1901F. V. Theobald Monogr. Culicidae I. 24 (heading) Structure of Culicid larvae. 1907E. G. Mitchell Mosquito Life ii. 34 The Culicids, at first suckers of plant juices, learned the taste of animal blood. 1912L. O. Howard et al. Mosquitoes N. & Central Amer. I. 150 Anopheles has been found feeding upon the dead bodies of other culicid larvæ. 1977J. Cohen Reproduction x. 180 The culicids (mosquitoes) hatch as long-bodied larvae. |