white·fly (hw t fl , wt-)n. Any of various small whitish homopterous insects of the family Aleyrodidae, having long wings and a white waxy body, often injurious to plants. |
whitefly [ˈwaɪtˌflaɪ]
n pl -flies
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any hemipterous insect of the family Aleyrodidae, typically having a body covered with powdery wax. Many are pests of greenhouse crops
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| Noun | 1. |  whitefly - minute insect that feeds on plant juices; related to scale insectshomopteran, homopterous insect - insects having membranous forewings and hind wings Aleyrodidae, family Aleyrodidae - whiteflies citrus whitefly, Dialeurodes citri - whitefly that attacks citrus trees greenhouse whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum - whitefly that inhabits greenhouses sweet-potato whitefly - a variety of whitefly |
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