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yellow–fever mosquito
noun
Definition of yellow–fever mosquito
: a small dark-colored mosquito (Aedes aegypti) that is the usual vector of yellow fever
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First Known Use of yellow–fever mosquito
1905
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yellow–fever mosquito
noun
Medical Definition of yellow–fever mosquito
: a small dark-colored mosquito of the genus Aedes (A. aegypti) that is the usual vector of yellow fever—called also tiger mosquito
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