Aedes
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Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ἀηδής (aēdḗs, “unpleasant, odious”).
Proper noun[edit]
Aedes m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Culicidae – a genus of mosquito., some species of which transmit serious diseases, including dengue fever, yellow fever, and chikungunya.
Hypernyms[edit]
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Holometabola - superorder; Diptera - order; Nematocera - suborder; Culicomorpha - infraorder; Culicoidea - superfamily; Culicidae - family; Culicinae - subfamily; Aedini - tribe
Hyponyms[edit]
- (genus): Aedes (Aedes), Aedes (Aedimorphus), Aedes (Alanstonea), Aedes (Albuginosus), Aedes (Belkinius), Aedes (Bothaella), Aedes (Cancraedes), Aedes (Christophersiomyia), Aedes (Coetzeemyia), Aedes (Diceromyia), Aedes (Edwardsaedes), Aedes (Finlaya), Aedes (Fredwardsius), Aedes (Halaedes), Aedes (Huaedes), Aedes (Indusius), Aedes (Isoaedes), Aedes (Leptosomatomyia), Aedes (Lorrainea), Aedes (Neomelaniconion), Aedes (Ochlerotatus), Aedes (Paraedes), Aedes (Protomacleaya), Aedes (Pseudarmigeres), Aedes (Scutomyia), Aedes (Skusea), Aedes (Stegomyia) - subgenera
- Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus, Aedes polynesiensis, Aedes hensilli - selected species
References[edit]
Aedes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Aedes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Aedes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
