a·e·des (?-??d?z)n. pl. aedes Any of various mosquitoes of the genus Aëdes, including A. aegypti, which transmits diseases such as yellow fever and dengue.[New Latin A?d?s, genus name, from Greek a?d?s, unpleasant : a-, not; see a-1 + ?dos, pleasure; see sw?d- in Indo-European roots.]a·e?dine (-d?n, -d?n) adj.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.aedes (e??i?di?z) n (Animals) any mosquito of the genus Aedes (formerly Stegomyia) of tropical and subtropical regions, esp A. aegypti, which transmits yellow fever and dengue[C20: New Latin, from Greek a?d?s unpleasant, from a-1 + ?dos pleasant]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014a?e?des or a?ë?des (e??i diz) n. any mosquito of the genus Aedes, esp. A. aegypti, a vector of yellow fever and dengue. [