Mansonia
noun
Man·so·nia
man-ˈsō-nē-ə 
: a widespread genus of mosquitoes that carry filarial worms and whose larvae and pupae obtain oxygen directly from plants underwater
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“Mansonia.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Mansonia. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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