aedine

adjective

ae·​dine ā-ˈē-ˌdīn 

-ˌdēn

: of, related to, or involving the genus Aedes or mosquitoes of this genus

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Aedes aedes + English -ine entry 1

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

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Rhymes for aedine

• affine
• airline
• align
• aline
• assign
• baseline
• beamline
• benign
• bloodline
• bovine
• byline
• canine