any of various aphids constituting the genus Aphis, such as the blackfly
any other aphid
First recorded in 1765–75; from New Latin, first recorded in a Greek lexicon of 1523 as áphis, with the Latin gloss cimex “bedbug”; perhaps originally a misreading of Greek kóris “bug”
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According to APHIS, the agency is recommending a voluntary testing approach instead of a mandatory one for cattle.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2024
Now, both vets and farmers say they want a system that they can use with the same ease they had grown accustomed to with APHIS.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2024
For the new Nature Communications paper, scientists from APHIS, the Centers from Disease Control and Prevention and the University of Missouri sequenced nearly 400 of the samples collected between November 2021 and April 2022.
From New York Times • Jul. 11, 2023
“That is not only unheard of, that is orders of magnitude out of normal,” said V. Wensley Koch, a retired 30-year veteran of APHIS.
From Reuters • Mar. 9, 2023
The U.S. inspection service, known by its acronym APHIS, said “we mourn the loss of a bright agriculturist with a budding career.”
From Washington Times • Oct. 9, 2020
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