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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Anophelinae — one species of mosquito, Coelodiazesis barberi.

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From the Ancient Greek κοῖλος (koilos, "hollow") + διάζησις (diazēsis, "survival"), so named because its larvae (in a habit unique among the Anophelinae) develop in the water within hollow trees.

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