Audio English.net » Dictionary » F » Family Cryptocercidae ... Family Elephantidae

FAMILY CULICIDAE

• FAMILY CULICIDAE (noun)
The noun FAMILY CULICIDAE has 1 sense:

1. mosquitoes

Familiarity information: FAMILY CULICIDAE used as a noun is very rare.

• FAMILY CULICIDAE (noun)

Sense 1

family Culicidae ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Mosquitoes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Culicidae; family Culicidae

Hypernyms ("family Culicidae" is a kind of...):

arthropod family (any of the arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "family Culicidae"):

mosquito (two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals)

wiggler; wriggler (larva of a mosquito)

Aedes; genus Aedes (yellow-fever mosquitos)

Anopheles; genus Anopheles (malaria mosquitoes; distinguished by the adult's head-downward stance and absence of breathing tubes in the larvae)

Culex; genus Culex (type genus of the Culicidae: widespread genus of mosquitoes distinguished by holding the body parallel to the resting surface)

Holonyms ("family Culicidae" is a member of...):

Nematocera; suborder Nematocera (mosquitoes; fungus gnats; crane flies; gnats; sand flies)

"Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today."
(English proverb)
"The nice apples are always eaten by nasty pigs."
(Bulgarian proverb)
"Thank who gives you and give who thanks you."
(Arabic proverb)
"When the cat is not home, the mice dance on the table."
(Dutch proverb)

Useful links:
Definition of mosquito
Definition of wriggler
Definition of Aedes
Definition of Anopheles
Definition of genus Culex

What other visitors were searching for:

Proper usage of the word family Culicidae
AudioEnglish dictionary
Family Culicidae senses
Audio glossary
Family Culicidae definition
Audio English courses
What does family Culicidae mean?

Page delivered in 0.0554 seconds