culex

cu·lex

noun \ˈkyü-ˌleks\

Definition of CULEX

: 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

Origin of CULEX

New Latin, from Latin, gnat; akin to Old Irish cuil fly

First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with CULEX

annex, apex, codex, complex, convex, cortex, desex, duplex, DX, fourplex, ibex, ilex, index, Kleenex, latex, mirex, murex, MX, narthex, perplex, Perspex, phone sex, pollex, Pyrex, reflex, Rx, safe sex, scolex, silex, silvex, simplex, spandex, telex, Tex-Mex, triplex, unsex, vertex, vortex

cu·lex

noun \ˈkyü-ˌleks\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of CULEX

1

capitalized : a large cosmopolitan genus of mosquitoes that includes the common house mosquito (C. pipiens) of Europe and North America, a widespread tropical mosquito (C. quinquefasciatus synonym C. fatigans) which transmits some filarial worms parasitic in humans, and other mosquitoes which have been implicated as vectors of virus encephalitides and possibly of other human and animal diseases

2

: a mosquito of the genus Culex

—cu·li·cine \ˈkyü-lə-ˌsīn\ (audio pronunciation) adjective or noun