1. malaria mosquitoes; distinguished by the adult's head-downward stance and absence of breathing tubes in the larvae; [syn: Anopheles, genus Anopheles]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
genus Anopheles
n 1: malaria mosquitoes; distinguished by the adult's head-
downward stance and absence of breathing tubes in the
larvae [syn: Anopheles, genus Anopheles]