anopheles

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from translingual Anopheles (“genus of mosquitoes”), coined by the German entomologist Johann Wilhelm Meigen (1764–1845), from Ancient Greek ἀνωφελής (anōphelḗs, “unprofitable, useless; hurtful, prejudicial”), from ἀν- (an-) (a variant of ᾰ̓- (ă-, prefix forming terms having senses opposite to stems or terms to which it is attached)) + ὄφελος (óphelos, “advantage, benefit, good”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃bʰel-) + -ης (-ēs, suffix forming third-declension adjectives). Doublet of Ophelia === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈnɒfɪliːz/ (General American) IPA(key): /əˈnɑfəliz/ Hyphenation: an‧o‧phel‧es === Noun === anopheles (plural anopheles or anopheleses) (entomology, loosely, also attributive) A mosquito of the genus Anopheles, some insects of which transmit various parasites of the genus Plasmodium that are the cause of malaria. Coordinate term: culex ==== Usage notes ==== If the word is used as a genus name, by convention it should be capitalized and italicized as Anopheles. ==== Derived terms ==== anophelicide anopheline ==== Related terms ==== Anopheles ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === Anopheles on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Anopheles on Wikispecies.Wikispecies === Anagrams === phenolase, salophene