genus anopheles

1. 1.

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

   SynonymsAnopheles

   Broaderarthropod genus

   Part ofCulicidae

Questions about genus anopheles

What does genus anopheles mean?

genus anopheles means "malaria mosquitoes; distinguished by the adult's head-downward stance and absence of breathing tubes in the larvae".

What is another word for genus anopheles?

Close synonyms include Anopheles. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus anopheles a common word?

genus anopheles is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.