anopeles

== Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish anófeles / anofeles, from New Latin Anopheles (“genus of mosquitoes”), coined by the German entomologist Johann Wilhelm Meigen (1764–1845), from Ancient Greek ἀνωφελής (anōphelḗs, “unprofitable, useless; hurtful, prejudicial”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈnopeles/ [ʔɐˌn̪oː.pɛˈlɛs] Rhymes: -opeles Syllabification: a‧no‧pe‧les === Noun === anópelés (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜓᜉᜒᜎᜒᜐ᜔) (entomology) anopheles ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === Sagalongos, Felicidad Tomasa E. (1968), Diksiyunaryong Ingles-Pilipino, Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Mandaluyong: National Bookstore, →ISBN, page 19 Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 37