culex

[ kyoo-leks ]
/ ˈkyu lɛks /

noun, plural cu·li·ces [kyoo-luh-seez] /ˈkyu ləˌsiz/.

any of numerous mosquitoes constituting the widespread genus Culex, distinguished by the habit in the adult of holding the body parallel to the feeding or resting surface, as the common house mosquito, C. pipiens.
Compare anopheles.

Origin of culex

< New Latin (Linnaeus); Latin: gnat, midge

OTHER WORDS FROM culex

cu·li·cine [kyoo-luh-sahyn, -sin] /ˈkyu ləˌsaɪn, -sɪn/, adjective

Words nearby culex

culdoscope, culdoscopy, culebra cut, culebra peak, culet, culex, culham, culiacán, culicid, culicide, culicifuge

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British Dictionary definitions for culex

culex
/ (ˈkjuːlɛks) /

noun plural -lices (-lɪˌsiːz)

any mosquito of the genus Culex, such as C. pipiens, the common mosquito

Word Origin for culex

C15: from Latin: midge, gnat; related to Old Irish cuil gnat

Medical definitions for culex

Culex
[ kyōō′lĕks′ ]

n.

A genus of mosquitoes that act as vectors for many diseases of humans and domestic and wild animals.