AEDES AEGYPTI

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Mosquito that transmits yellow fever and dengue

Synonyms:

Aedes aegypti; yellow-fever mosquito

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Aedes aegypti" is a kind of...):

mosquito (two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals)

Holonyms ("Aedes aegypti" is a member of...):

Aedes; genus Aedes (yellow-fever mosquitos)

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