culex
/ˈkjuːleks/(亦作culex mosquito)
noun
(pl. culices /-lɪsiːz/ )
1- 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.
1.1
- Genus Culex, subfamily Culicinae, family Culicidae.库蚊属, 库蚊亚科, 蚊科。
派生词
culicine
/-lɪsaɪn/ adjective & noun词源
Latin, 'gnat'.