Meanings
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noun
technical and now uncommon: an aphid, especially an aphid of the genus Aphis
The naturalist identified the aphis feeding beneath the leaf.
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Synonyms
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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-.