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aedes

aede.s \a--'e-d-(.)e-z\ n [NL, genus name, fr. Gk ae-de-s unpleasant, fr. 
   a- + e-]dos pleasure; akin to Gk he-dys sweet - more at SWEET : any of a 
   genus (Aedes) of mosquitoes including the vector of yello w fever, dengue, 
   and other diseases