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Culex

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Noun

1. culex, genus culex

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

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Culex

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noun plural -lices (-lɪˌsiːz)
any mosquito of the genus Culex, such as C. pipiens, the common mosquito

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Culex

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noun
any of a large genus (Culex) of mosquitoes, including many of the most common species found in North America and Europe

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Culex

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n. pl. cu·li·ces (-lĭ-sēz′)
Any of various mosquitoes of the genus Culex, which includes the common house mosquito (C. pipiens) and species that spread diseases such as West Nile virus. Also called culex mosquito.

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