noun
- Plural of culex; a genus of mosquitoes that includes the common house mosquito and vectors of diseases such as West Nile virus.
Usage: scientific/technical; plural form
Examples
- Culices mosquitoes are found in temperate and tropical regions worldwide.
- The culices genus includes species that are important disease vectors.
- Researchers studied the behavior of culices to understand West Nile virus transmission.
- Culices pipiens is one of the most common species in North America.