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a·phid

(ā′fĭd, ăf′ĭd)

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)

(Animals) any of the small homopterous insects of the family Aphididae, which feed by sucking the juices from plants. Also called: plant louse See also greenfly, blackfly

[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.

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

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

Aphis fabae, bean aphid, blackfly - blackish aphid that infests e.g. beans and sugar beets

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

Translations

أرَقَه، مَنَّه

mšice

bladlus

kirva

blaîlús

amaras

laputs

yaprak biti

aphid

[ˈeɪfɪd] N → áfido m

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aphid

[ˈeɪfɪd] n → puceron m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

aphid

n → Blattlaus f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

aphid

[ˈeɪfɪd] n → afide m

aphid

(ˈeifid) noun

a very small insect that lives on plants, especially a greenfly.

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