stegomyia
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of stegomyia
C19: from Greek stegos roof + -myia, from muia a fly
Example Sentences
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Six days after a man has been bitten by an infected stegomyia he falls ill with yellow fever, and for the next three days he is capable of transmitting it to the healthy mosquito.
From The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise by Mills, J. Saxon
It should be noted that the stegomyia insect is common in India, but luckily has not yet been infected with the germ of yellow fever.
From Ranching, Sport and Travel by Carson, Thomas
The fact that it is unknown in India is very remarkable, seeing that stegomyia is a very prevalent variety of mosquito there.
From The Panama Canal and its Makers by Cornish, Vaughan
The stegomyia mosquitoes are tropical and subtropical, but they can live as far north as Philadelphia and even farther.
From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin
The stegomyia does not breed in open swamps or large bodies of water, but needs shelter, and is also incapable of sustaining a long flight.
From The Panama Canal and its Makers by Cornish, Vaughan
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