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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.

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[New Latin Ads, genus name, from Greek ads, unpleasant : a-, not; see a-¹ + dos, pleasure; see swd- in Indo-European roots.]

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a·edine (-dn, -dn) adj.

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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