malaria mosquito

noun

Any of the closely-related malaria-spreading mosquitos of the genus Anopheles, especially Anopheles gambiae.

Similar
malarial mosquito
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Meanings

nounmalaria mosquito (plural malaria mosquitos)

plural malaria mosquitos

  1. Any of the closely-related malaria-spreading mosquitos of the genus Anopheles, especially Anopheles gambiae.

Synonyms & antonyms

nountransmits the malaria parasite

Similar
malarial mosquito
Broader
mosquito

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish malariasääski, horkkasääski
  • malariasääskimalaria-spreading mosquito of the genus Anopheles
  • horkkasääskimalaria-spreading mosquito of the genus Anopheles
  • horkkahyttynenmalaria-spreading mosquito of the genus Anopheles
Latvian malārijas ods, malārijods
  • malārijas odsmalaria-spreading mosquito of the genus Anopheles
  • malārijodsmalaria-spreading mosquito of the genus Anopheles
Cite this entry
APA

malaria mosquito. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malaria%20mosquito

MLA

“malaria mosquito.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malaria%20mosquito. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “malaria mosquito,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malaria%20mosquito.

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