Aedes
.
any mosquito of the genus aedes.
contemporary examples
in contrast to the veteran anopheles, the aedes mosquito did not arrive until the 1980s.
chikungunya: the mosquito-borne virus that contorts your limbs kent sepkowitz march 4, 2014
the story centers on aedes albopictus, aka the tiger mosquito, a newcomer to the new world.
chikungunya: the mosquito-borne virus that contorts your limbs kent sepkowitz march 4, 2014
historical examples
the very officers of the plebeians, the famous plebeian aediles, get their name from -ssociation with this temple (aedes).
the religion of numa jesse benedict carter
footnote: the word “aedile” is derived from aedes, meaning temple.
history of rome from the earliest times down to 476 ad robert f. pennell
aedes in colle quirinali romulo const-tuta, ipse pro deo cultus et quirinus est appellatus.
selections from viri romae charles franois l’h-m-nd
like the david, it used to live out of doors, until in 1755 nicolaus martelli “in aedes suas transtulit.”
donatello david lindsay, earl of crawford
noun
any mosquito of the genus aedes (formerly stegomyia) of tropical and subtropical regions, esp a. aegypti, which transmits yellow fever and dengue
aedes a·e·des (ā-ē’dēz’)
n.
a genus of mosquitoes frequently found in tropical and subtropical regions that includes aedes aegypti, which transmits diseases such as yellow fever and dengue.
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