Definition of yellow-fever mosquito
: a small dark-colored mosquito (Aedes aegypti) that is the usual vector of yellow fever
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“Yellow-fever mosquito.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yellow-fever%20mosquito. Accessed 27 Feb. 2021.
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The first known use of yellow-fever mosquito was in 1901
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