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    CULEX PIPIENS

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Common house mosquitoplay

    Synonyms:

    common mosquito; Culex pipiens

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("Culex pipiens" is a kind of...):

    mosquito (two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals)

    Holonyms ("Culex pipiens" is a member of...):

    Culex; genus Culex (type genus of the Culicidae: widespread genus of mosquitoes distinguished by holding the body parallel to the resting surface)

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