aedes

or a·ë·des

[ ey-ee-deez ]

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noun

yellow-fever mosquito.
any mosquito of the genus Aedes.

aedes

/ eɪˈiːdiːz /

noun

any mosquito of the genus Aedes (formerly Stegomyia ) of tropical and subtropical regions, esp A. aegypti, which transmits yellow fever and dengue

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Word History and Origins

Origin of aedes¹

< New Latin (1818) < Greek aēdḗs distasteful, unpleasant, equivalent to a- a- ⁶ + -ēdēs, combining form of hēdýs sweet, akin to hēdonḗ pleasure. See sweet

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Word History and Origins

Origin of aedes¹

C20: New Latin, from Greek aēdēs unpleasant, from a- ¹+ ēdos pleasant

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