genus of mosquitoes, Modern Latin, coined 1818 by German entomologist Johann Wilhelm Meigen (1764-1845) from Greek anopheles "useless, hurtful, harmful," from an-, privative prefix, (see an- (1)) + ophelos "use, help, advantage" (see Ophelia). So called because it conveys malaria.
双语例句
1. Anopheles mosquitos transmit malaria.
疟蚊传播疟疾.
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2. Objective: Probing into the blood - sucking habit of Anopheles anthropophagus and Anopheles sinensis.
目的: 探讨横琴开发区嗜人按蚊和中华按蚊吸血习性.
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3. Methods: Observation on the population and ecology of Anopheles.
方法: 对按蚊种群生态观察.
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4. A NEW SPECIES OF ANOPHELES ( DIPTERA: CULICIDAE )
按蚊属一新种描记 ( 双翅目: 蚊科 )
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5. People get malaria from Anopheles mosquitoes that themselves are infected with a protozoan parasite called Plasmodium.
