aedes

Or a·ë·des

[ey-ee-deez]

noun

1. yellow-fever mosquito.

2. any mosquito of the genus Aedes.

aedes

/ eɪˈiːdiːz /

noun

1. any mosquito of the genus Aedes (formerly Stegomyia ) of tropical and subtropical regions, esp A. aegypti, which transmits yellow fever and dengue

Word History and Origins

Origin of aedes¹

< New Latin (1818) < Greek aēdḗs distasteful, unpleasant, equivalent to a- a- ⁶ + -ēdēs, combining form of hēdýs sweet, akin to hēdonḗ pleasure. See sweet

Word History and Origins

Origin of aedes¹

C20: New Latin, from Greek aēdēs unpleasant, from _a- ¹ + ēdos pleasant