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Culex

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Main Entry:
cu·lex 
          Listen to the pronunciation of culex
Pronunciation:
\ˈkyü-ˌleks\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
New Latin, from Latin, gnat; akin to Old Irish cuil fly
Date:
15th century
: any of a large cosmopolitan genus (Culex) of mosquitoes that includes the common house mosquito (C. pipiens) of Europe and North America and vectors of the viruses causing Saint Louis encephalitis and West Nile fever


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