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Aedes aegypti
(redirected from Aedes egypti)

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Noun1.Aedes aegypti - mosquito that transmits yellow fever and dengueAedes aegypti - mosquito that transmits yellow fever and dengue
mosquito - two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals
Aedes, genus Aedes - yellow-fever mosquitos


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Scientists in Colorado last year showed that it may be possible to make Aedes egypti mosquitoes refractory to the virus that causes dengue fever.
 
 
 
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