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spotted alfalfa aphid

noun

a pale yellowish aphid, Therioaphis maculata, of the southern U.S., especially west of the Mississippi River, that is marked with black spots and has fine spines on its back: a pest mainly of alfalfa and some other legumes, as clover.

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Nearby words

  1. spotlight,
  2. spotlit,
  3. spotsylvania,
  4. spotted,
  5. spotted adder,
  6. spotted cavy,
  7. spotted cowbane,
  8. spotted crake,
  9. spotted crane's-bill,
  10. spotted deer

Origin of spotted alfalfa aphid

First recorded in 1955–60
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