Asian tiger mosquito

noun

: a black-and-white striped Asian mosquito (Aedes albopictus) that is a vector of several diseases (such as dengue) and has been introduced into the U.S.

Word History

First Known Use

1986, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Asian tiger mosquito

• bonito
• burrito
• capito
• negrito
• incognito
• peto
• veto

Medical Definition

Asian tiger mosquito

noun

: a black-and-white striped Asian mosquito of the genus Aedes (A. albopictus) that transmits the causative viruses of several diseases (as dengue and Japanese B encephalitis) in Asia and that has been introduced into the United States

called also tiger mosquito