English noun: genus Anopheles | |||
1. | genus Anopheles (animal) malaria mosquitoes; distinguished by the adult's head-downward stance and absence of breathing tubes in the larvae | ||
Synonyms | Anopheles | ||
Broader (hypernym) | arthropod genus | ||
Member holonym | anopheline, malaria mosquito, malarial mosquito | ||
Member meronym | Culicidae, family Culicidae | ||