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culex.

Any of various mosquitoes of the genus Culex, some of which carry disease.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkjuː.lɛks/
  1. Any of various mosquitoes of the genus Culex, some of which carry disease.

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱuH-ló-der. Latin culexbor. English culex Borrowed from Latin culex (“gnat”).

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