aedes

or a·ë·des

[ ey-ee-deez ]

noun

1. yellow-fever mosquito.
2. 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

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of aedes¹

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

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.

From Science News

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

From Science News For Students

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

From Singularity Hub 

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

From Popular-Science

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg