aphid

a·phid  (fd, fd)

n.

Any of various small, soft-bodied insects of the family Aphididae that have mouthparts specially adapted for piercing and feed by sucking sap from plants. Also called plant louse.

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[New Latin Aphis, Aphid-, type genus.]

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a·phidi·an (-fd-n) adj. & n.

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aphid [ˈeɪfɪd]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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

[back formation from aphides, plural of aphis]

aphidian  [əˈfɪdɪən] adj & n

aphidious  adj

Thesaurus

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 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

aphid [ˈeɪfɪd] N → áfido m

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aphid [ˈeɪfɪd] n → puceron m

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aphid

n → Blattlaus f

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aphid [ˈeɪfɪd] n → afide m

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aphid

n aphid [ˈeifid]

a very small insect that lives on plants, especially a greenfly. plantluis أرَقَه، مَنَّه листна въшка mšice bladlus die Blattlaus μελίγκρα áfido lehetäi شته kirva puceron כְּנִימָה माहूं biljna uš levéltetű kutu daun blaðlús afide あぶら虫 진딧물 amaras laputs afid bladluis bladlus mszyca afídio păduche de frunze тля voška listna uš lisna vaš bladlus แมลงชนิดหนึ่งที่ดูดน้ำเลี้ยงจากต้นหรือใบของพืช yaprak biti 蚜蟲 попелиця, тля ننھا سا کیڑا giống rệp vừng 蚜虫