culex

N ยุง พวก  Culex

CULEX

Cu "lex (k "lks ), n. Etym: [L., a gnat. ] (Zoöl.)

culex

cu lex |ˈkyo͞oˌleks ˈkjuˌlɛks |(also culex mosquito ) ▶noun ( pl. culices |-ləˌsēz | ) a mosquito of a genus that 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. Compare with anopheles. [Genus Culex, subfamily Culicinae, family Culicidae. ] DERIVATIVES cu li cine |ˈkyo͞oləˌsīn |adjective & noun ORIGIN late 19th cent.: Latin, literally ‘gnat. ’

culex

culex |ˈkjuːlɛks |(also culex mosquito ) ▶noun ( pl. culices |-lɪsiːz | ) 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. Compare with anopheles. ●Genus Culex, subfamily Culicinae, family Culicidae. DERIVATIVES culicine |ˈkjuːlɪsʌɪn, -siːn |adjective & noun ORIGIN Latin, ‘gnat ’.