CULICID

Noun

culicid (plural culicids)

(zoology) Any mosquito in the family Culicidae.

Source: Wiktionary


Cu"li*cid, a. [L. culex, -icis, gnat.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: Like or pertaining to the Mosquito family (Culicidæ). -- n.

Definition: A culicid insect.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

30 April 2024

NURSE

(verb) treat carefully; “He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon”; “He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly”


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