malaria mosquito

Noun
  1. Transmits the malaria parasite (synset 102204278)
    is a type of: mosquito - two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals
    belongs to: anopheles, genus anopheles - malaria mosquitoes; distinguished by the adult's head-downward stance and absence of breathing tubes in the larvae
    same as: malarial mosquito

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