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Definition of Culex
1. Noun. Type genus of the Culicidae: widespread genus of mosquitoes distinguished by holding the body parallel to the resting surface.
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Culicidae, Family Culicidae
Member holonyms: Common Mosquito, Culex Pipiens, Culex Fatigans, Culex Quinquefasciatus
Definition of Culex
1. n. A genus of dipterous insects, including the gnat and mosquito.
2. n. A genus of mosquitoes to which most of the North American species belong. Some members of this genus are exceedingly annoying, as C. sollicitans, which breeds in enormous numbers in the salt marshes of the Atlantic coast, and C. pipiens, breeding very widely in the fresh waters of North America. (For characters distinguishing these from the malaria mosquitoes, see Anopheles, above.) The yellow-fever mosquito is now placed in another genus, Stegomyia.
Definition of Culex
1. a mosquito [n CULEXES or CULICES] - See also: mosquito
Medical Definition of Culex
1. A genus of mosquitoes (culicidae) commonly found in tropical regions. Species of this genus are vectors for st. Louis encephalitis (encephalitis, st. Louis) as well as many other diseases of man and domestic and wild animals. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Culex
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