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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A mosquito (Aedes aegypti) of subtropical and tropical regions worldwide that is the primary carrier of yellow fever.
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- noun mosquito that transmits yellow fever and dengue
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