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a·phid
(ā′fĭd, ăf′ĭd)n.
Any of various small, soft-bodied insects of the superfamily Aphidoidea that feed by sucking sap from plants and that can reproduce asexually. Also called plant louse.
[New Latin Aphis, Aphid-, type genus, coined by Carolus Linnaeus, perhaps as a back-formed singular *Aphīs, from plural *Aphīdes, irregularly derived from Greek apheideis, plural of apheidēs, unsparing, unmerciful, lavish (in reference to the damage caused by aphids or to their high reproductive rate) : a-, not; see a-1 + pheidesthai, to spare, be merciful, live thriftily; see bheid- in Indo-European roots.]
a·phid′i·an (ə-fĭd′ē-ən) adj. & n.
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aphid
(ˈeɪfɪd)n
[C19: back formation from aphides, plural of aphis]
aphidian adj, n
aˈphidious adj
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a•phid
(ˈeɪ fɪd, ˈæf ɪd)n.
any of numerous tiny soft-bodied insects of the family Aphididae that suck the sap from the stems and leaves of various plants. Also called plant louse.
[1880–85; back formation from aphides, pl. of aphis]
a•phid•i•an (əˈfɪd i ən) adj., n.
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a·phid
(ā′fĭd, ăf′ĭd) Any of various small, soft-bodied insects that feed by sucking sap from plants. Aphids can be very destructive and can transmit plant diseases.
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Noun | 1. | aphid - any of various small plant-sucking insects plant louse, louse - any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants Aphidoidea, superfamily Aphidoidea - plant lice Aphis pomi, apple aphid, green apple aphid - bright green aphid; feeds on and causes curling of apple leaves greenfly - greenish aphid; pest on garden and crop plants ant cow - excretes a honeylike substance eaten by ants woolly aphid, woolly plant louse - secretes a waxy substance like a mass of fine curly white cotton or woolly threads |
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Translations
أرَقَه، مَنَّه
mšice
bladlus
kirva
blaîlús
amaras
laputs
yaprak biti
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aphid
n → Blattlaus f
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aphid
(ˈeifid) noun a very small insect that lives on plants, especially a greenfly.
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