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culex.

gnat, midge, similar insect; (poem by Virgil); moving spots before eyes (pl.); plant (unidentified);

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈkʊ.ɫɛks]Classical-Latin[ˈkuː.leks]
  1. gnat, midge; mosquito

    declension-3 · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱuH-ló-, see also Old Armenian սլաք (slakʻ, “roasting spit”), Irish cuil (“mosquito”), and Welsh cylion (“gnats”).

noun
  1. alternative form of culix

    alt-of · alternative · declension-3 · masculine
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