aedes
noun
ae·des
ā-ˈē-(ˌ)dēz 
plural aedes
: any of a genus (Aedes) of mosquitoes including the vector of yellow fever, dengue, and other diseases
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aedes
noun
ae·des
ā-ˈē-(ˌ)dēz
1
capitalized
: a large cosmopolitan genus of mosquitoes that includes vectors of some diseases (as yellow fever and dengue)
2
plural aedes
: any mosquito of the genus Aedes
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