Translingual

Proper noun

Aedes polynesiensis m

1. A taxonomic species within the family Culicidae – the Polynesian tiger mosquito, of many Pacific Islands, vector of dengue and lymphatic filariasis, and a probable vector of Zika virus.

Hypernyms

• (species): Culicidae - family; Culicinae - subfamily; Aedini - tribe; Aedes - genus; Aedes (Stegomyia) - subgenus