anopheles

Senso (Inglese)

Loose terminology for species in the Anopheles genus of mosquitoes, some of which may transmit various parasites, Plasmodium, that are the cause of malaria. More strictly speaking, as Anopheles is a proper name it should be capitalised.

Concetti

zanzara anofele

Traduzioni

Anophelesspp.

Anopheles

Fiebermücke

Malariamücke

Anopheles

Anopheles sp.

corasí

virote zancudo

anòfel

Pronunciato come (IPA)
/əˈnɒfɪliːz/
Etimologia (Inglese)

From Ancient Greek ἀνωφελής (anōphelḗs, “useless”).

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