culex

English - Turkish

Definition of culex in English Turkish dictionary

Tom baş ve ilk parmağı arasında bir sivrisinek yakaladı. - Tom caught a mosquito between his thumb and first finger.

Minnesota'nın eyalet kuşu sivrisinektir. - Minnesota's state bird is the mosquito.

(Tıp) moskuito

English - English

Definition of culex in English English dictionary: Any of various mosquitoes of the genus Culex, some of which carry disease; A genus of mosquitoes to which most of the North American species belong; Some members of this genus are exceedingly annoying, as C; A genus of dipterous insects, including the gnat and mosquito; {i} mosquito; The yellow-fever mosquito is now placed in another genus, Stegomyia; sollicitans, which breeds in enormous numbers in the salt marshes of the Atlantic coast, and C; For characters distinguishing these from the malaria mosquitoes, see Anopheles, above; pipiens, breeding very widely in the fresh waters of North America; type genus of the Culicidae: widespread genus of mosquitoes distinguished by holding the body parallel to the resting surface
culex quinquefasciatus: widespread tropical mosquito that transmits filarial worms

culex

Hyphenation

cu·lex

[ 'kyü-"leks ] (noun.) 15th century. New Latin, from Latin, gnat; akin to Old Irish cuil fly.

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