"Malarial mosquito" is a common term used to refer to an Anopheles mosquito that transmits the Plasmodium parasite, causing malaria in humans. However, there are various other synonyms that can be used to describe this species of mosquito, such as "anopheline mosquito," "malaria vector mosquito," or simply "malaria mosquito." These synonyms are often used interchangeably in scientific research and public health literature to describe the Anopheles mosquito species responsible for malaria transmission across the globe. Despite their different names, all of these mosquitoes share a common ability to transmit the debilitating and potentially fatal disease of malaria to humans.