First Known Use: 15th century
Dictionary
culex
noun cu·lex \ˈkyü-ˌleks\
Definition of CULEX
: any of a large cosmopolitan genus (Culex) of mosquitoes that includes the common house mosquito (C. pipiens) of Europe and North America and vectors of the viruses causing Saint Louis encephalitis and West Nile fever
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Origin of CULEX
New Latin, from Latin, gnat; akin to Old Irish cuil fly
Rhymes with CULEX
Medical Dictionary
culex
noun cu·lex \ˈkyü-ˌleks\
Medical Definition of CULEX
1
capitalized : a large cosmopolitan genus of mosquitoes that includes the common house mosquito (C. pipiens) of Europe and North America, a widespread tropical mosquito (C. quinquefasciatus synonym C. fatigans) which transmits some filarial worms parasitic in humans, and other mosquitoes which have been implicated as vectors of virus encephalitides and possibly of other human and animal diseases
2
: a mosquito of the genus Culex
—cu·li·cine \ˈkyü-lə-ˌsīn\ adjective or noun
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