GC: S: NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10620433/ (last access: 14 August 2024); CDC – https://www.cdc.gov/mosquitoes/php/toolkit/potential-range-of-aedes.html (last access: 14 August 2024). N: 1. Aedes aegypti (/ˈiːdiːz/ from Greek αηδής: “hateful” and /aɪˈdʒɛpti/ from Latin, meaning “of Egypt”). In 1757, Fredrik Hasselqvist (a protégé of Carl Linnaeus) first described a mosquito collected in Egypt
GC: n S: SDir – https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/anopheles (last access: 15 August 2024); PAHO – https://www3.paho.org/hq/dmdocuments/2012/2012-Training-manual-malaria-entomology.pdf (last access: 15 August 2024). N: 1. anopheline (adj & n). The earliest known use of the word anopheline is in the 1910s. OED’s earliest evidence for anopheline is from 1915, in Indian Journal of Medical
GC: n S: SDir – https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1471492213001554 (last access: last access: 15 August 2024); SL – https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-349-16334-2_6 (last access: 15 August 2024). N: 1. – culicine (n): another word for culex (in British English). culex (n): any mosquito of the genus Culex, such as C. pipiens, the common mosquito (in British
GC: n S: HHP – https://www.health.harvard.edu/nutrition/high-protein-foods-the-best-protein-sources-to-include-in-a-healthy-diet (last access: 18 January 2024) NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6413020/ (last access: 18 January 2024) N: 1. From word-forming element macro- and word nutrient: macro- (prefix): word-forming element meaning “long, abnormally large, on a large scale,” taken into English via French and Medieval Latin from Greek
GC: n S: http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/magnetic-resonance-imaging-mri (last access: 26 January 2016); http://www.nibib.nih.gov/science-education/science-topics/magnetic-resonance-imaging-mri (last access: 26 January 2016); http://www.journals.elsevier.com/magnetic-resonance-imaging/ (last access: 26 January 2016). N: 1. magnetic (adj): 1610s, literal; 1630s, figurative, from Modern Latin magneticus, from Latin magnes (see magnet). resonance (n): mid-15c., in acoustics, “prolongation of sound by reverberation;” 1660s, “act
GC: n S: Rspb – https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/magpie (last access: 10 November 2024); WildlifeT – https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/birds/crows-and-shrikes/magpie (last access: 10 November 2024). N: 1. Popular name of a common bird of Europe, Asia, and America, known for its chattering, acquisitiveness, curiosity, and mimicry, c. 1600, earlier simply pie (mid-13c.). The first element is Mag,
GC: n S: Medscape – https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/524310 (last access: 1 November 2022); NCBI – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6509257/ (last access: 1 November 2022). N: 1. c. 1300, maleise “pain, suffering; sorrow, anxiety,” also, by late 14c., “disease, sickness,” from Old French malaise “difficulty, suffering, hardship,” literally “ill-ease,” from mal “bad” (see mal-) + aise
GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/topics/malaria/en/ (last access: 31 October 2013); NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK551711/ (last access: 15 August 2024). N: 1. 1740, from Italian mal’aria, from mala aria, literally “bad air,” from mala “bad” (fem. of malo, from Latin malus; see mal-) + aria “air” (see air (n.1)). Probably first
GC: n S: https://parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1756-3305-3-5 (last access: 11 May 2016); CDC – http://www.cdc.gov/malaria/about/biology/parasites.html (last access: 11 May 2016). N: 1. malaria (n): 1740, from Italian mal’aria, from mala aria, literally “bad air,” from mala “bad” (fem. of malo, from Latin malus; see mal-) + aria “air”. Probably first used by Italian
GC: n S: Mednet – http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=22055 (last access: 10 October 2015); EUR-LEX – http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2009:277:0102:0108:EN:PDF (last access: 25 April 2013). N: 1. Also mal-formation, 1731, from mal- + formation. 2. A structural defect in the body due to abnormal embryonic or fetal development. There are many types of malformations. For example, cleft
GC: n S: NIH – http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000404.htm (last access: 27 July 2015); FAO – https://www.fao.org/assets/infographics/FAO-Infographic-Nutrition-en.pdf (last access: 9 August 2024). N: 1. “defect of sustenance from imperfect assimilation of food,” 1843, from mal- + nutrition. 2. malnutrition, physical condition resulting either from a faulty or inadequate diet (i.e., a diet that
GC: n S: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2000/jan/28/pinochet.chile1 (last access: 2 September 2014); NAVARRO. N: 1. man of straw, plural men of straw (count) chiefly British: straw man. 2. straw man: a weak or imaginary argument or opponent that is set up to be easily defeated. a weak or imaginary opposition (as an argument
GC: adj S: UN – http://www.un.org/staffdevelopment/viewPage.asp?selMenu=mandatory.asp (last access: 4 September 2014); NAVARRO p. 602. N: 1. 1570s, “of the nature of a mandate,” from Late Latin mandatorius “pertaining to a mandator,” from Latin mandatus, past participle of mandare (see mandate (n.)). Sense of “obligatory because commanded” is from 1818. 2.
GC: n S: NAVARRO p. 602; https://www.protectivesecurity.gov.au/governance/Pages/Mandatory-requirements.aspx (last access: 3 October 2015). N: The phrase “mandatory requirement” is redundant. A mandatory action is something that is required, obligatory, or compulsory. Like letting your Great Aunt Edna pinch your cheeks or passing gym to get your diploma. Mandatory is often used
GC: n S: eBird – https://ebird.org/species/marsto1 (last access: 25 October 2024); SeaWorld – https://seaworld.org/animals/facts/birds/marabou-stork/ (last access: 25 October 2024). N: 1. French marabout, literally, marabout. The first known use of marabou was in 1819, in the meaning defined at sense 1a. 1a. marabou: a soft feathery fluffy material prepared from
GC: n S: Tandfonline – https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00168890.2021.1977228 (last access: 11 September 2024); AntWiki – https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Human_Culture_and_Ants (last access: 11 September 2024). N: 1. marabunta (applied to ants). From the 1954 movie The Naked Jungle, perhaps directly from the other etymology, or from a parallel South American source, though this would apparently have