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单词 culicid
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culicidadj.n.

/ˈkjuːlɪsɪd//kjuːˈlɪsɪd/
Forms: Also Culicid.
Etymology: < modern Latin family name Culicidae , < generic name culex n.: see -id suffix3.
Entomology.
A. adj.
Of or pertaining to the dipteran family Culicidæ, which comprises the mosquitoes.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Diptera or flies > [adjective] > of or relating to family Culcidae
culicid1901
1901 F. V. Theobald Monogr. Culicidae I. 24 (heading) Structure of Culicid larvae.
1912 L. O. Howard et al. Mosquitoes N. & Central Amer. I. 150 Anopheles has been found feeding upon the dead bodies of other culicid larvæ.
B. n.
A culicid insect; a mosquito.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Diptera or flies > [noun] > suborder Nematocera > family Culicidae > member of (gnat or mosquito)
mosquito1572
moustique1666
mosquito fly1750
gnat1787
mosquito gnat1828
skeeter1839
vampire1864
culicid1907
mozzie1916
1907 E. G. Mitchell Mosquito Life ii. 34 The Culicids, at first suckers of plant juices, learned the taste of animal blood.
1977 J. Cohen Reproduction x. 180 The culicids (mosquitoes) hatch as long-bodied larvae.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1989; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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