Culex (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural cu·li·ces [kyoo-luh-seez]. /ˈkyu ləˌsiz/.
  1. any of numerous mosquitoes constituting the widespread genus Culex, distinguished by the habit in the adult of holding the body parallel to the feeding or resting surface, as the common house mosquito, C. pipiens.
noun plural -lices (-lɪˌsiːz)
  1. any mosquito of the genus Culex, such as C. pipiens, the common mosquito
Culex (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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