anopheles

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Synonyms: anophelines

Antonyms: anophelines

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|entomology|also|attributive}} A [[mosquito]] of the [[genus]] {{taxfmt|Anopheles|genus}}, some [[insect]]s of which [[transmit]] various [[parasite#Noun|parasites]] of the genus {{taxfmt|Plasmodium|genus}} that are the [[cause#Noun|cause]] of [[malaria]].

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