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Anopheles
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Anopheles /Anoph·e·les/ (ah-nof´ĕ-lēz) 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
[ənof′əlēz]
Etymology: Gk, anopheles, harmful
a genus of mosquito, many species (30 to 40) of which transmit malaria-causing parasites to humans. See also Plasmodium.
Anopheles
a genus of the family Culicidae of mosquitoes which may carry filarioid worm microfilariae of filarid nematodes.


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