lɛks
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Culex
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| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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| —n , pl -lices | |
| any mosquito of the genus Culex, such as C. pipiens, the common mosquito | |
| [C15: from Latin: midge, gnat; related to Old Irish cuil gnat] | |
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Culex Cu·lex (ky&oomacr;'lěks')
n.
A genus of mosquitoes that act as vectors for many diseases of humans and domestic and wild animals.
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