anopheline
- noun
- /əˈnɒfɪlaɪn/
- Specialized
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mosquito anófeles
- Malaria is transmitted by the anopheline mosquito, usually biting between dusk and dawn.
- anopheline mosquito
- anopheline malaria
- habitat for anopheline
Examples
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The sustained increase in ambient temperature makes this region too hot for anopheline mosquitoes, and malaria has dropped off.
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To prevent malaria, it is important to eliminate standing water where anopheline mosquitoes breed.
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And you can see that they are a wonderful feast for anopheline mosquitoes.
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Not all mosquitoes, just anopheline mosquitoes and certain species of them that transmitted the disease of malaria.
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Multiple anopheline malaria vectors have also become established in the highlands of Ecuador (5).
Academic text (2012) -
Anopheline habitats in areas with steep topography are expected to differ from those in flat, low-altitude regions.
Academic text (2012) -
Expansion of cattle grazing and sugarcane and cotton cultivation in the southern part of the country increased the ambient temperature, making the area too hot for anopheline mosquitoes and reducing the prevalence of malaria.
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Malaria is primarily transmitted by anopheline mosquitoes, which are active during the night.
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Research shows that controlling anopheline mosquito populations significantly reduces malaria cases.
Synonyms
A mosquito that can spread malaria
A mosquito that spreads malaria to people
A mosquito that spreads malaria to people by biting them
Surface Forms
Etymology
Anopheline as a noun comes from the mosquito name Anopheles, from Greek an- 'not' and ophelos 'help', a name that suggests 'not helpful' or 'harmful' because these mosquitoes spread disease. So an anopheline is a mosquito of the Anopheles group, the dangerous type that can transmit malaria.
