Aedes
Translingual
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek ἀηδής (aēdḗs, “unpleasant, odious”).
Proper noun
editAedes 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