Medical Dictionary
anopheles
noun anoph·e·les \ə-ˈnäf-ə-ˌlēz\
Medical Definition of ANOPHELES
1
capitalized : a genus of mosquitoes that includes all mosquitoes that transmit malaria to humans
2
: any mosquito of the genus Anopheles
—anopheles adjective
—anoph·e·line \-ˌlīn\ adjective or noun
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