anopheline

Definitions of anopheline
  1. noun
    any mosquito of the genus Anopheles
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    type of:
    mosquito
    two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals
  2. adjective
    relating to or characteristic of malaria mosquitoes
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