| NOUN | animal | Aedes albopictus, Asian tiger mosquito | striped native of Japan thriving in southwestern and midwestern United States and spreading to the Caribbean |
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| Meaning | striped native of Japan thriving in southwestern and midwestern United States and spreading to the Caribbean; potential carrier of serious diseases. | |
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| Synonym | Asian tiger mosquito | |
| Member of | Aedes, genus Aedes | yellow-fever mosquitos |
| Broader | mosquito | Two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals |
| Catalan | Aedes albopictus | |
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