culicine

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adjective

cu·​li·​cine

ˈkyüləˌsīn, 

-sə̇n

: of, involving, or affecting mosquitoes of Culex or many related genera (as Aedes) compare anopheline

culicine

2 of 2

noun

"

plural -s

: a culicine mosquito

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

New Latin Culic-, Culex + English -ine

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Rhymes for culicine

• acrolein
• adenine
• alkylene
• aniline
• anthracene
• aquiline
• asphaltene
• atlantean
• atrazine
• butadiene
• butylene
• caesarean