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Anopheles

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Anopheles /Anoph·e·les/ (ah-nof´e-lez) a widely distributed genus of mosquitoes, comprising over 300 species, many of which are vectors of malaria; some are vectors of Wuchereria bancrofti.
A·noph·e·les (-nf-lz)
n.
A genus of mosquitoes containing over 90 species, many of which are vectors of malaria.

a·noph·e·line (-ln) adj.

Anopheles
a genus of the family Culicidae of mosquitoes which may carry filarioid worm microfilariae of filarid nematodes.

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