ANOPHELINE

anopheline

(adjective) relating to or characteristic of malaria mosquitoes

anopheline

(noun) any mosquito of the genus Anopheles

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

anopheline (plural anophelines)

Any mosquito of the genus Anopheles

Adjective

anopheline (not comparable)

Of or pertaining to the anopheles mosquitoes.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

13 March 2025

ACCURATE

(adjective) conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; “an accurate reproduction”; “the accounting was accurate”; “accurate measurements”; “an accurate scale”


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