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Asian tiger mosquito

noun

Definition of Asian tiger mosquito 

: 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.

First Known Use of Asian tiger mosquito

1986, in the meaning defined above

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Asian tiger mosquito

noun

Medical Definition of Asian tiger mosquito 

: 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

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