aphis C2 Topic:Animals US /ˈeɪfɪs/ UK /ˈeɪfɪs/ See IPA manual Freq #303468 Meanings 1 noun technical and now uncommon: an aphid, especially an aphid of the genus Aphis The naturalist identified the aphis feeding beneath the leaf. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · technical and now uncommon:... aphidplant louse Word family Forms aphides Related forms aphidplant lousesap feeder Etymology Borrowed from New Latin Aphis, the genus name introduced by Linnaeus in 1758. The origin of the coined name is obscure; aphid was later formed from the genus stem Aphid-. Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # aphis **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈeɪfɪs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈeɪfɪs/ **Frequency rank:** 303468 ## Meanings 1. technical and now uncommon: an aphid, especially an aphid of the genus Aphis ## Examples - The naturalist identified the aphis feeding beneath the leaf. ## Synonyms - aphid - plant louse ## Related Forms - aphid - plant louse - sap feeder ## Etymology Borrowed from New Latin Aphis, the genus name introduced by Linnaeus in 1758. The origin of the coined name is obscure; aphid was later formed from the genus stem Aphid-. ## Topics - Animals markdown