genus culex

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   type genus of the Culicidae: widespread genus of mosquitoes distinguished by holding the body parallel to the resting surface

   SynonymsCulex

   Broaderarthropod genus

   Part ofCulicidae

Questions about genus culex

What does genus culex mean?

genus culex means "type genus of the Culicidae: widespread genus of mosquitoes distinguished by holding the body parallel to the resting surface".

What is another word for genus culex?

Close synonyms include Culex. 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 culex a common word?

genus culex 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.