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GENUS CULEX
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Culex mean?
• GENUS CULEX (noun)
The noun GENUS CULEX has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Culicidae: widespread genus of mosquitoes distinguished by holding the body parallel to the resting surface
Familiarity information: GENUS CULEX used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Culicidae: widespread genus of mosquitoes distinguished by holding the body parallel to the resting surface
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Culex; genus Culex
Hypernyms ("genus Culex" is a kind of...):
arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "genus Culex"):
common mosquito; Culex pipiens (common house mosquito)
Culex fatigans; Culex quinquefasciatus (widespread tropical mosquito that transmits filarial worms)
Holonyms ("genus Culex" is a member of...):
Culicidae; family Culicidae (mosquitoes)
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