Noun: malaria mosquito
- Transmits the malaria parasite
"Health workers distributed bed nets to protect against malaria mosquitoes";
- malarial mosquito
Derived forms: malaria mosquitoes
Type of: mosquito, mossie [Brit, informal], mozzie [Brit, informal], skeeter [N. Amer, Austral, informal]
Part of: Anopheles, genus Anopheles
Encyclopedia: Malaria mosquito