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anopheline

anopheline noun: any mosquito of the genus Anopheles.

Noun

anopheline (plural anophelines)

  1. Any mosquito of the genus Anopheles

Adjective

anopheline (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the anopheles mosquitoes.

Forms of anopheline

pluralanophelines

Words formed from anopheline

Questions about anopheline

What does anopheline mean?
Anopheline means any mosquito of the genus Anopheles.
What part of speech is anopheline?
Anopheline can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of anopheline?
The plural of anopheline is anophelines.

Words near anopheline in the dictionary

  1. anoperineal
  2. anophelene
  3. anopheles
  4. anophelicide
  5. anophelin
  6. anopheline
  7. anophelines
  8. anophelism
  9. anophensin
  10. anophthalmia
  11. anophthalmias

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