tiger mosquito

noun

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.

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Meanings

nountiger mosquito (plural tiger mosquitos or tiger mosquitoes)

plural tiger mosquitos · plural 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.

    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.

    2023 September 1, “‘A first in Paris’: city fumigates for tiger mosquitoes as tropical pests spread, bringing disease”, in The Guardian, sourced from Agence France-Presse, →ISSN

Origin

From its characteristic tiger-like stripes.

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Translations

Czech komár tygrovaný
  • komár tygrovanýtiger mosquito
Dutch tijgermug
  • tijgermugtiger mosquito
French moustique tigre
  • moustique tigretiger mosquito
German Tigermücke
  • Tigermücketiger mosquito
Italian zanzara tigre
  • zanzara tigretiger mosquito
Spanish mosquito tigre
  • mosquito tigretiger mosquito
Turkish asya kaplan sivrisineği
  • asya kaplan sivrisineğitiger mosquito
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APA

tiger mosquito. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tiger%20mosquito

MLA

“tiger mosquito.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tiger%20mosquito. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tiger mosquito,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tiger%20mosquito.

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