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aedes

or a·ë·des

[ ey-ee-deez ]

noun

  1. any mosquito of the genus Aedes.


aedes

/ eɪˈiːdiːz /

noun

  1. any mosquito of the genus Aedes (formerly Stegomyia ) of tropical and subtropical regions, esp A. aegypti, which transmits yellow fever and dengue
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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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Example Sentences

In mice, the infections spur the growth of skin-inhabiting bacteria that make the chemical, drawing in bloodsucking Aedes aegypti mosquitoes that could then transmit the viruses to new hosts, including humans.

The Aedes aegypti mosquitoes that Rusch studies can transmit the viruses that cause dengue, yellow fever and Zika.

Oxitec’s OX5034 mosquitoes are programmed to combat the transmission of mosquito-borne illnesses by suppressing local Aedes aegypti populations.

Both are viruses carried by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, a diminutive, candy-striped species that thrives in warm temperatures.

In contrast to the veteran Anopheles, the Aedes mosquito did not arrive until the 1980s.

The story centers on Aedes albopictus, aka the Tiger mosquito, a newcomer to the New World.

O pulerae sine luxes aedes, vitaeque decore Splendida paupertas ingenuusque pudor!

Aedes in colle Quirinali Romulo constituta, ipse pro deo cultus et Quirinus est appellatus.

Postridie omnes ad aedes regias convenerunt silentesque exspectabant quid futurum esset.

The very officers of the Plebeians, the famous Plebeian aediles, get their name from association with this temple (aedes).

Like the David, it used to live out of doors, until in 1755 Nicolaus Martelli "in aedes suas transtulit."

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