tiger mosquito

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Etymology

From its characteristic tiger-like stripes.

Noun

tiger mosquito (plural tiger mosquitos or tiger mosquitoes)

  1. Any mosquito of the species Aedes albopictus (especially) or Aedes polynesiensis, native to tropical Southeast Asia, but now distributed globally. It is a potential vector for many viral pathogens.
    • 2023 September 1, “‘A first in Paris’: city fumigates for tiger mosquitoes as tropical pests spread, bringing disease”, in The Guardian‎[1], sourced from Agence France-Presse, →ISSN:
      Health authorities in Paris have fumigated areas of the French capital for the first time to kill disease-carrying tiger mosquitoes whose rapid advance through northern Europe is thought to have been accelerated by climate change.

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