Main Entry: ae·des

Pronunciation: \ā-ˈē-(ˌ)dēz\

Function: noun

1 capitalized : a large cosmopolitan genus of mosquitoes that includes vectors of some diseases (as yellow fever and dengue)
2 plural aedes : any mosquito of the genus Aedes

—ae·dine \-ˌdīn, -ˌdēn\ adjective