aphis

[ ey-fis, af-is ]

noun,plural a·phi·des [ey-fi-deez, af-i-]. /ˈeɪ fɪˌdiz, ˈæf ɪ-/.
  1. an aphid, especially of the genus Aphis.

Origin of aphis

1
First recorded in1765–75; 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”

Other definitions for APHIS (2 of 2)

APHIS

  1. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

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How to use aphis in a sentence

  • The larva of the hemerolicus feeds also on the aphides, and deposits its eggs on the leaves of such plants as are beset with them.

  • The history of aphides has also been very copiously treated upon by Dr. Richardson, in a paper printed in the 41st vol.

  • Many Aphides and Coccids are covered with a waxy secretion which interferes very materially with their easy examination.

  • Amongst the plant-lice (Aphides) there are individuals of both sexes, some of which have wings, and others not.

  • To verify his discovery, he dug up a great number of nests of the yellow ant, and invariably found aphides in them.

    The Insect World | Louis Figuier

British Dictionary definitions for aphis

aphis

/ (ˈeɪfɪs) /


nounplural aphides (ˈeɪfɪˌdiːz)
  1. any of various aphids constituting the genus Aphis, such as the blackfly

  2. any other aphid

Origin of aphis

1
C18: from New Latin (coined by Linnaeus for obscure reasons)

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