culex

[ kyoo-leks ]

noun

, plural cu·li·ces [kyoo, -l, uh, -seez].

1. any of numerous mosquitoes constituting the widespread genus Culex, distinguished by the habit in the adult of holding the body parallel to the feeding or resting surface, as the common house mosquito, C. pipiens.

culex

/ ˈkjuːlɛks /

noun

1. any mosquito of the genus Culex, such as C. pipiens, the common mosquito

Other Words From

• cu·li·cine [kyoo, -l, uh, -sahyn, -sin], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of culex¹

< New Latin (Linnaeus); Latin: gnat, midge

Word History and Origins

Origin of culex¹

C15: from Latin: midge, gnat; related to Old Irish cuil gnat

Example Sentences

This appears by the Culex, which is as long as five of his Pastorals put together.

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Culex annulatus is a little larger, and is said to produce a greater amount of irritation by its bite.

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Who is able to define the distinctions between the life-conditions of the larv of twenty different species of Culex or of Tipula?

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Dunn and Emlen did not compare culex with staufferi but did compare it with boulengeri and rubra.

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I consider culex to be inseparable from staufferi, whereas altae is recognizable as a Panamanian subspecies of staufferi.

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