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What is the noun for anopheline?

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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.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Of the thousands of mosquito types, only the genus anopheles transmits malaria to humans.”
      “The Toxo mosquito, when in a larvae state, has the nature to feed on the comparatively smaller sized anopheles and culex larvae.”
      “Among a dozen mosquito types in Milan, experts are keeping a close eye out for the anopheles mosquito which is capable of transmitting malaria.”
anopheline
  1. Any mosquito of the genus Anopheles
anophelines
  1. plural of anopheline
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