culicidae

Noun
  1. Mosquitoes (synset 102202651)
    is a type of: arthropod family - any of the arthropods
    member holonym:
    • mosquito - two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals
    • wiggler, wriggler - larva of a mosquito
    • aedes, genus aedes - yellow-fever mosquitos
    • anopheles, genus anopheles - malaria mosquitoes; distinguished by the adult's head-downward stance and absence of breathing tubes in the larvae
    • culex, genus culex - type genus of the Culicidae: widespread genus of mosquitoes distinguished by holding the body parallel to the resting surface
    belongs to: nematocera, suborder nematocera - mosquitoes; fungus gnats; crane flies; gnats; sand flies
    same as: family culicidae

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