AEDES


Meaning of AEDES in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ā-ˈē-(ˌ)dēz ]

noun

( plural aedes )

Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Greek aēdēs unpleasant, from a- + ēdos pleasure; akin to Greek hēdys 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 -ˈē-ˌdīn adjective

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