Anopheles

Anopheles
n.
a genus of widely distributed mosquitoes, occurring in tropical and temperate regions, with some 350 species. The malarial parasite (see Plasmodium) is transmitted to humans solely through the bite of female Anopheles mosquitoes. Some species of Anopheles may transmit the parasites of bancroftian filariasis.

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  • anopheles — [ə näf′ə lēz΄] n. [ModL < Gr anōphelēs, harmful < an , without + ophelos, use, help] any of a genus (Anopheles) of mosquitoes that can carry and transmit various diseases, esp. malaria anopheline [ə näf′əlīn΄, ə näf′əlin] adj …   English World dictionary

  • Anopheles — A*noph e*les ([.a]*n[o^]f [ e]*l[=e]z), n. [NL., fr. Gr. anwfelh s useless, hurtful.] (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of mosquitoes which are secondary hosts of the malaria parasites, and whose bite is the usual, if not the only, means of infecting human… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • anopheles — género de mosquitos caracterizados por su palpos largos y delgados y por mantener el cuerpo enángulo con respecto a la superficie en la que se apoyan Son huéspedes del plasmodio palúdico que transmite con su picadura Diccionario ilustrado de… …   Diccionario médico

  • Anopheles — genus of mosquitoes, Modern Latin, coined 1818 by German entomologist Johann Wilhelm Meigen (1764 1845) from Gk. anopheles useless, hurtful, harmful, from an , privative prefix, (see AN (Cf. an ) (1)) + ophelos use, help, advantage (see OPHELIA… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Anophĕles — Anophĕles, Gabelmücke, s. u. Stechmücke …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Anopheles — Anopheles, s. Mücken …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Anopheles — Taxobox name = Anopheles image width = 300px image caption = Anopheles stephensi regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Hexapoda classis = Insecta subclassis = Pterygota infraclassis = Neoptera superordo = Endopterygota| ordo = Diptera …   Wikipedia

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