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Plural of anopheles

irregular plural

The plural of anopheles is anopheles or anopheleses.

Forms of anopheles

Singularanopheles /əˈnɒfɪliːz/
Pluralanopheles /əˈnɒfɪliːz/
anopheleses
Countablecountable

Meaning of anopheles

  1. noun A mosquito of the genus Anopheles, some insects of which transmit various parasites of the genus Plasmodium that are the cause of malaria.

Full definition of anopheles

Plural the same as the singular

Questions about the plural of anopheles

What is the plural of anopheles?
The plural of anopheles is anopheles or anopheleses.
Is anopheles countable?
Anopheles is a countable noun.

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