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单词 culex
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Definition of culex in English:

culex

(also culex mosquito)
nounPlural culices ˈkjuːlɛksˈkyo͞oˌleks
  • A mosquito of a genus which includes a number of kinds commonly found in cooler regions. They do not transmit malaria, but can pass on a variety of other parasites including those causing filariasis.

    库蚊。比较 ANOPHELES

    Genus Culex, subfamily Culicinae, family Culicidae

    Compare with anopheles
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Toxo mosquito, when in a larvae state, has the nature to feed on the comparatively smaller sized anopheles and culex larvae.
    • He urged authorities to gather more data on occurrences of the culex tritaeniorhychus mosquito in each district to identify high-risk areas and then step up efforts to control it.
    • In summary the infection comes from the bite of a culex mosquito carrying the virus from an infected bird.
    • The institute breeds aedes, anopheles and culex mosquitoes used in research toward development of repellents, drugs and vaccines to protect service members from such diseases as dengue fever, malaria and encephalitis.
    • In addition, two isolates of Western equine encephalitis virus were found in the common culex mosquitoes, and St. Louis and Western virus activity was found in chicken flocks.

Derivatives

  • culicine

  • adjective & noun ˈkjuːlɪsʌɪnˈkjuːlɪsiːn
    • The reduction in entry rates of anopheline and culicine mosquitoes into the rooms with treated nets compared to control indicated good efficacy with all the formulations and doses of the insecticides.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • During field experiment in 13 fortnights the total anopheline and culicine mosquitoes entered in experimental houses were 2818.
      • Female-biased sex ratios in culicines have been described in the context of thermal stress during embryogenesis and differential larval mortality.
      • Both culicine and anopheline mosquitoes can now be transformed, and genetic constructs that block the development of malaria parasites in transformed mosquitoes have been produced.
      • Sixteen culicine species were recorded in 1961.

Origin

Latin, 'gnat'.

Definition of culex in US English:

culex

(also culex mosquito)
nounˈkyo͞oˌleks
  • A mosquito of a genus which includes a number of kinds commonly found in cooler regions. They do not transmit malaria, but can pass on a variety of other parasites including those causing filariasis.

    库蚊。比较 ANOPHELES

    Genus Culex, subfamily Culicinae, family Culicidae

    Compare with anopheles
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He urged authorities to gather more data on occurrences of the culex tritaeniorhychus mosquito in each district to identify high-risk areas and then step up efforts to control it.
    • In summary the infection comes from the bite of a culex mosquito carrying the virus from an infected bird.
    • The Toxo mosquito, when in a larvae state, has the nature to feed on the comparatively smaller sized anopheles and culex larvae.
    • The institute breeds aedes, anopheles and culex mosquitoes used in research toward development of repellents, drugs and vaccines to protect service members from such diseases as dengue fever, malaria and encephalitis.
    • In addition, two isolates of Western equine encephalitis virus were found in the common culex mosquitoes, and St. Louis and Western virus activity was found in chicken flocks.

Origin

Latin, ‘gnat’.

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