Aedes albopictus
Translingual
Aedes albopictus
Proper noun
- A taxonomic species within the family Culicidae – the Asian tiger mosquito, a daytime feeder that is a known, suspected, or potential carrier of Zika virus, Yellow fever virus, Dengue virus, Chikungunya virus, as well as several filarial nematodes that cause filiariasis.
Hypernyms
- (species): Diptera - order; Nematocera - suborder; Culicomorpha - infraorder; Culicoidea - superfamily; Culicidae - family; Culicinae - subfamily; Aedini - tribe; Aedes - genus; Aedes (Stegomyia) - subgenus
Coordinate terms
- (carrier of Zika virus): Aedes aegypti, Aedes polynesiensis, Aedes hensilli
References
Aedes albopictus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Aedes albopictus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Aedes albopictus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - List of sequenced animal genomes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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