a·e·des ( -  dz)n. pl. aedes A mosquito of the genus Aëdes, including A. aegypti, which transmits diseases such as yellow fever and dengue. Also called yellow-fever mosquito. [New Latin A ds, genus name, from Greek ads, unpleasant : a-, not; see a-1 + dos, pleasure; see swd- in Indo-European roots.]a·e dine (-d n, -dn) adj. |
aedes [eɪˈiːdiːz]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any mosquito of the genus Aedes (formerly Stegomyia) of tropical and subtropical regions, esp A. aegypti, which transmits yellow fever and dengue
[New Latin, from Greek aēdēs unpleasant, from a-1 + ēdos pleasant]
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| Noun | 1. |  Aedes - yellow-fever mosquitos 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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