yellow-fever mosquito

[ yel-oh-fee-ver ]
/ ˈyɛl oʊˈfi vər /

noun

a mosquito, Aedes aegypti, that transmits yellow fever and dengue.

Origin of yellow-fever mosquito

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05

Words nearby yellow-fever mosquito

yellow-billed magpie, yellow-breasted chat, yellow-crowned night heron, yellow-dog contract, yellow-eye mullet, yellow-fever mosquito, yellow-flowered gourd, yellow-green, yellow-green algae, yellow-headed blackbird, yellow-rumped warbler