アノフェレス

noun

Anopheles mosquito

Scientific genus name for mosquitoes that can transmit malaria. Rare in everyday Japanese; usually encountered in medical or entomological contexts. The Japanese term 羽斑蚊 (はまだらか) is more common.

See also: 羽斑蚊

• アノフェレス属ぞくの蚊かはマラリアを媒ばい介かいする。

  Mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles transmit malaria.