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yellow-fever mosquito

yellow-fever mosquito noun: 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.

Noun

yellow-fever mosquito (plural yellow-fever mosquitoes or yellow-fever mosquitos)

  1. (US) 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.
    • From these considerations it must be inferred that the bite of a yellow fever mosquito which has sucked the blood of a severe case is likely to prove infectious for non-immunes at two separate periods[…]1901 November 23, Carlos Finlay, “TWO DIFFERENT WAYS IN WHICH YELLOW FEVER MAY BE TRANSMITTED BY THE CULEX MOSQUITO—STEGOMYIA TAENIATA”, in The Journal of the American Medical Association, volume...
    • Increasing globalization in the movement of people and goods is enabling the dispersal of non-native species worldwide. The yellow fever mosquito (Ae. aegypti) benefitted greatly from this process, currently invading many tropical and subtropical regions of the world.2022 September 12, José Maurício Santos et al., “The current and future distribution of the yellow fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti) on Madeira Island”, in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, volume 16...
    Synonyms:
    dengue mosquito

yellow-fever mosquito meaning in Arabic

yellow-fever mosquito in Arabic

Aedes aegypti
بَعُوضَة مِصْرِيَّة

Synonyms of yellow-fever mosquito

  • dengue mosquito

Forms of yellow-fever mosquito

pluralyellow-fever mosquitoes
pluralyellow-fever mosquitos
alternative formyellow fever mosquito

Questions about yellow-fever mosquito

What does yellow-fever mosquito mean?
Yellow-fever mosquito means 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.
What is yellow-fever mosquito in Arabic?
Yellow-fever mosquito in Arabic is بَعُوضَة مِصْرِيَّة. See Yellow-fever mosquito meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is yellow-fever mosquito?
Yellow-fever mosquito is a noun.
What is the plural of yellow-fever mosquito?
The plural of yellow-fever mosquito is yellow-fever mosquitoes.

Words near yellow-fever mosquito in the dictionary

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  2. yellow-eyed grass
  3. yellow-eyed grasses
  4. yellow-eyed penguin
  5. yellow-eyed penguins
  6. yellow-fever mosquito
  7. yellow-fever mosquitoes
  8. yellow-fever mosquitos
  9. yellow-flowered water hyssop
  10. yellow-golds
  11. yellow-green

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