tiger mosquito

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  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.
    — 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.

词形变化

tiger mosquitos plural tiger mosquitoes plural

词源

From its characteristic tiger-like stripes.
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