aedes

noun

ae·des | \ā-ˈē-(ˌ)dēz

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plural aedes

Definition of aedes

: any of a genus (Aedes) of mosquitoes including the vector of yellow fever, dengue, and other diseases

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Aedes aegypti bite during the day, not just at dusk and dawn. — Sarah Zhang, WIRED, "A California City Is Fending Off Zika by Releasing 40,000 Mosquitoes Every Week," 4 Aug. 2016

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aedes

noun

ae·des | \ā-ˈē-(ˌ)dēz

\

Medical Definition of aedes

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

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