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Definition of "anopheline" [anopheline]

  • Any mosquito of the genus Anopheles (noun)
  • Of or pertaining to the anopheles mosquito. (adjective)

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Use "anopheline" in a sentence
  • "An evolutionary view of the interactions between anopheline mosquitoes and malaria parasites."
  • "These compete with the resistant parasites for red cells and increase the possibility of outbreeding of multigenic-resistance mechanisms or competition in the feeding anopheline mosquito."
  • "In Sri Lanka, for example, the clearing of tropical forest for agriculture initially reduced the habitat for forest-adapted anopheline mosquito vectors of malaria."
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