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.
雙語例句
1. Anopheles mosquitos transmit malaria.
瘧蚊傳播瘧疾.
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2. Objective: Probing into the blood - sucking habit of Anopheles anthropophagus and Anopheles sinensis.
目的: 探討橫琴開發(fā)區(qū)嗜人按蚊和中華按蚊吸血習性.
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3. Methods: Observation on the population and ecology of Anopheles.
方法: 對按蚊種群生態(tài)觀察.
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4. A NEW SPECIES OF ANOPHELES ( DIPTERA: CULICIDAE )
按蚊屬一新種描記 ( 雙翅目: 蚊科 )
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5. People get malaria from Anopheles mosquitoes that themselves are infected with a protozoan parasite called Plasmodium.