Culicidae
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Small flying insects usually called mosquitoes that often bite people
- noun
- /kuˈlɪsɪˌdeɪ/
- Specialized
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Culicidae
- The Culicidae family includes many species that can transmit diseases to humans.
- Culicidae in Diptera
Examples
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The Culicidae family includes both biting and non-biting mosquito species.
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Scientists collected several Culicidae specimens for their entomology study.
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Many Culicidae species are vectors for human diseases such as malaria and dengue fever.
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The Culicidae family includes many species of mosquitoes.
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Many Culicidae are known to transmit diseases.
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In tropical regions, the Culicidae often breed in standing water.
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Some species of Culicidae are known for their annoying nighttime buzzing.
Synonyms
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A group of insects that includes all mosquitoes
is the same meaning but uses the single scientific name form
Compounds
Surface Forms
Culicidae singular
Culicidaes plural
Etymology
Culicidae comes from the old Latin word culex, meaning 'mosquito' or 'gnat', plus the ending -idae, which marks an animal 'family' as in Felidae. So Culicidae is the family name that groups all mosquitoes together.