aphid
any of numerous tiny soft-bodied insects of the family Aphididae of worldwide distribution, that suck the sap from the stems and leaves of various plants, some developing wings when overcrowding occurs: an important pest of many fruit trees and vegetable crops.
Origin of aphid
1- Also called plant louse.
Other words from aphid
- a·phid·i·an [uh-fid-ee-uhn], /əˈfɪd i ən/, adjective, noun
- a·phid·i·ous, adjective
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How to use aphid in a sentence
Every frozen or fresh package of spinach can contain up to 50 aphids, mites, or thrips before the FDA labels it contaminated.
Forget the Starbucks Backlash—We Should Be Eating More Bugs | Daniel Stone | April 24, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIn New York state it may often be found feeding upon the plant lice, or aphids, which live on rosebushes.
A Civic Biology | George William HunterYou know about how ants keep cows, little bugs called aphids?
The Adventures of a Grain of Dust | Hallam HawksworthTobacco water will kill the black aphids which appear on the stems and leaves of hardy Chrysanthemums.
A Woman's Hardy Garden | Helena Rutherfurd ElyWe are informed that DN 111 will kill the eggs as well as the mites and will kill aphids at the same time.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting | Northern Nut Growers Association
This species of aphids are easily killed in the adult stage by certain contact sprays.
British Dictionary definitions for aphid
/ (ˈeɪfɪd) /
Origin of aphid
1Derived forms of aphid
- aphidian (əˈfɪdɪən), adjective, noun
- aphidious, adjective
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