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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thesubfamily Anophelinae — one species ofmosquito , Coelodiazesis barberi.
Etymologies
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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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