Eukaryote
culex (genus) Audio
cu·lex
Subclass of:
Culicidae
Definitions related to culex (genus):
  • (culex) A genus of mosquitoes (CULICIDAE) commonly found in tropical regions. Species of this genus are vectors for ST. LOUIS ENCEPHALITIS as well as many other diseases of man and domestic and wild animals.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (culex) Genus of mosquitoes commonly found in tropical regions; are vectors for many diseases including St. Louis encephalitis.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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