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CULEX PIPIENS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Common house mosquito
Synonyms:
common mosquito; Culex pipiens
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Culex pipiens" is a kind of...):
mosquito (two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals)
Holonyms ("Culex pipiens" is a member of...):
Culex; genus Culex (type genus of the Culicidae: widespread genus of mosquitoes distinguished by holding the body parallel to the resting surface)
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