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Asian tiger mosquito
Asian tiger mosquiton. A mosquito (Aedes albopictus), native to Asia and now distributed worldwide, that transmits dengue, heartworm, and other diseases.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | Asian tiger mosquito - striped native of Japan thriving in southwestern and midwestern United States and spreading to the Caribbean; potential carrier of serious diseasesAedes albopictusmosquito - two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animalsAedes, genus Aedes - yellow-fever mosquitos |
Asian tiger mosquito
Asian tiger mosquiton. A mosquito (Aedes albopictus), native to Asia and now distributed worldwide, that transmits dengue, heartworm, and other diseases.A mosquito of the family Culicidae, which is a vector for dengue fever, dengue haemorrhagic fever, Japanese encephalitis, eastern, western, and Venezuelan encephalitides, LaCrosse encephalitis, and yellow fever virusesAsian tiger mosquito
Synonyms for Asian tiger mosquitonoun striped native of Japan thriving in southwestern and midwestern United States and spreading to the CaribbeanSynonymsRelated Words |