Pronunciation: ā - ' ē -( ˌ )d ē z
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural aedes
Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Greek a ē d ē s unpleasant, from a- + ē dos pleasure; akin to Greek h ē dys sweet ― more at SWEET
Date: circa 1909
: any of a genus ( Aedes ) of mosquitoes including the vector of yellow fever, dengue, and other diseases
– ae · dine \ - ' ē - ˌ d ī n \ adjective