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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SOAK

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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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