culicid

culicid
/kyooh lis"id/, n.
1. any of numerous dipterous insects of the family Culicidae, comprising the mosquitoes.
adj.
2. belonging or pertaining to the culicids.
[ < NL Culicidae, equiv. to Culic-, s. of Culex CULEX + -idae -ID2]

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