a·e·des

(ā-ē′dēz)

n. pl. aedes

Any of various mosquitoes of the genus Aëdes, including A. aegypti, which transmits diseases such as yellow fever and dengue.

[New Latin Aēdēs, genus name, from Greek aēdēs, unpleasant : a-, not; see a-¹ + ēdos, pleasure; see swād- in Indo-European roots.]

a·e′dine (-dīn, -dēn) adj.

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aedes

(eɪˈiːdiːz)

(Animals) any mosquito of the genus Aedes (formerly Stegomyia) of tropical and subtropical regions, esp A. aegypti, which transmits yellow fever and dengue

[C20: New Latin, from Greek aēdēs unpleasant, from a-¹ + ēdos pleasant]

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a•e•des

or a•ë•des

(eɪˈi diz)

n.

any mosquito of the genus Aedes, esp. A. aegypti, a vector of yellow fever and dengue.

[< New Latin (1818) < Greek aēdḗs distasteful, unpleasant]

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Noun

Aedes - yellow-fever mosquitos

genus Aedes

arthropod genus - a genus of arthropods

Culicidae, family Culicidae - mosquitoes

Aedes aegypti, yellow-fever mosquito - mosquito that transmits yellow fever and dengue

Aedes albopictus, Asian tiger mosquito - striped native of Japan thriving in southwestern and midwestern United States and spreading to the Caribbean; potential carrier of serious diseases

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