"culex" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkjuː.lɛks/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-culex.wav [Southern-England] Forms: culices [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin culex (“gnat”). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|la:culex<t:gnat>|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "gnat", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "culex", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "culex", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="culex"> Borrowed from Latin culex (“gnat”). Head templates: {{en-noun|culices}} culex (plural culices)
  1. Any of various mosquitoes of the genus Culex, some of which carry disease. Derived forms: culicidal

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