Anopheles
- noun
- /əˈnɒfəlɪz/
- Specialized
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Anopheles
- Malaria is a parasitic disease spread by the bite of a female Anopheles mosquito.
Examples
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The Anopheles mosquito can be found in various habitats where they breed.
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Well, the one that always makes me laugh is that, you know, you get malaria from a kind of mosquito called the Anopheles, which just means not beneficial.
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And that's where the particular Anopheles mosquito love to breed.
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It also means you can do crazy things like change the genetics of an Anopheles mosquitoes, which carry malaria.
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He didn't know about species of Anopheles mosquitoes.
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Malaria is a disease transmitted by the bite of a female Anopheles mosquito.
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In tropical regions, the Anopheles mosquito is notorious for spreading malaria.
Synonyms
A mosquito of the Anopheles group that can spread malaria
A mosquito that spreads malaria to people
A mosquito that spreads malaria to people by biting them
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Anopheles comes from Greek parts an- 'not' and ophel- 'help', so it literally means 'not helpful' or 'harmful'. That's an easy memory: an Anopheles mosquito is 'not helpful' because it can spread malaria.