1. striped native of Japan thriving in southwestern and midwestern United States and spreading to the Caribbean; potential carrier of serious diseases; [syn: Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Aedes albopictus
n 1: striped native of Japan thriving in southwestern and
midwestern United States and spreading to the Caribbean;
potential carrier of serious diseases [syn: Asian tiger
mosquito, Aedes albopictus]