"anopheles" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əˈnɒfɪliːz/ [UK] Forms: anopheles [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀνωφελής (anōphelḗs, “useless”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ἀνωφελής|t=useless}} Ancient Greek ἀνωφελής (anōphelḗs, “useless”) Head templates: {{en-noun|anopheles}} anopheles (plural anopheles)
  1. (entomology) Loose terminology for species in the Anopheles genus of mosquitoes, some of which may transmit various parasites, Plasmodium, that are the cause of malaria. More strictly speaking, as Anopheles is a proper name it should be capitalised. Wikipedia link: anopheles Categories (topical): Entomology Categories (lifeform): Mosquitoes Derived forms: anophelicide Related terms: Anopheles, anopheline Translations (member of the Anopheles genus of mosquitos): малари́чен кома́р (malaríčen komár) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 按蚊 (ànwén) (Chinese Mandarin), 瘧蚊 /疟蚊 (nüèwén) (Chinese Mandarin), horkkahyttynen (Finnish), anophèle [masculine] (French), Anopheles [feminine] (German), Malariamücke [feminine] (German), ハマダラカ (hamadaraka) (Japanese), anophylees [masculine] (Manx), widliszek [masculine] (Polish), anófele [masculine] (Portuguese), anofelino [masculine] (Portuguese), anofelina [feminine] (Portuguese), маляри́йный кома́р (maljaríjnyj komár) [masculine] (Russian), ано́фелес (anófeles) [masculine] (Russian)
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