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aedes

noun
ae·​des | \ā-ˈē-(ˌ)dēz \
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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Other Words from aedes

aedine \ -​ˈē-​ˌdīn \ adjective

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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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First Known Use of aedes

1856, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for aedes

borrowed from New Latin, genus name, borrowed from Greek aēdḗs "unpleasant, annoying," from a- a- entry 2 + -ēdēs, adjectival derivative of êdos "pleasure," s-stem noun from the base of hēdýs "pleasant" — more at sweet entry 1

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aedeagal

aedeagus

aedes

aedicula

aedicular

aedile

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The first known use of aedes was in 1856

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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

Other Words from aedes

aedine \ -​ˌdīn , -​ˌdēn \ adjective

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