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aedes
noun
ae·des
ā-ˈē-(ˌ)dēz
plural 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, 4 Aug. 2016
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Word History
Etymology
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
First Known Use
1856, in the meaning defined above
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“Aedes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aedes. Accessed 8 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
aëdes
noun
aë·des
ā-ˈēd-ēz
plural aëdes
: any of a genus of mosquitoes including carriers of disease (as yellow fever)
Medical Definition
aedes
noun
ae·des
ā-ˈē-(ˌ)dēz
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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