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Definition of: stegomyia
(steg′ə·mī′ə) noun
Any of a former genus (Stegomyia) of mosquitos; especially, the yellow–fever mosquito (S. fasciata or S. calopus), which is now called Aëdes aegypti. [<NL <Gk. stegos a roof + myia fly]
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