culex

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/ˈkjuː.lɛks/

noun

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

OriginLatin culex ← Proto-Indo-European *ḱuH-ló- →
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Meanings

nounculex (plural culices)

plural culices

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

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱuH-ló-
  2. Latinculex
  3. Englishculex

Borrowed from Latin culex (“gnat”).

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APA

culex. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/culex

MLA

“culex.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/culex. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “culex,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/culex.

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