English Explanatory Dictionary

yellow-fever mosquito

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A black and white striped mosquito (Aedes aegypti) originated in Africa and now widespread in the tropics, so called for being the main vector of the virus in urban areas.

Word forms

yellow-fever mosquito yellow-fever mosquitoes yellow-fever mosquitos yellow fever mosquito

Synonyms

dengue mosquito
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