MALARIAL MOSQUITO

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Transmits the malaria parasite

Synonyms:

malaria mosquito; malarial mosquito

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("malarial mosquito" is a kind of...):

mosquito (two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals)

Holonyms ("malarial mosquito" is a member of...):

Anopheles; genus Anopheles (malaria mosquitoes; distinguished by the adult's head-downward stance and absence of breathing tubes in the larvae)

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