culicifuge

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• culicifuge — 1. Driving away gnats and mosquitoes. 2. An agent that keeps mosquitoes from biting. [L. culex, gnat + fugo, to drive away] * * * cu·lic·i·fuge (ku lisґĭ fūj) [culex + fuge] a preparation that repels gnats and mosquitoes …   Medical dictionary

• culiciform —   a. like a mosquito.    ♦ culicifuge, n. substance killing mosquitoes …   Dictionary of difficult words

• culic- — combining form or culici Etymology: New Latin, from Latin culic , culex : gnat : mosquito Culicidae culicifuge …   Useful english dictionary