CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Widespread tropical mosquito that transmits filarial worms

Synonyms:

Culex fatigans; Culex quinquefasciatus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Culex quinquefasciatus" 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 quinquefasciatus" 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)