aphid
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fɪd, ˈæf noun
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.
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Word Origin & History
aphid
1884, Anglicized from Mod.L. aphides, pl. of aphis, coined by Linnaeus (1758), though where he got it and why he applied it to the plant louse are mysteries. The theory favored by OED as "least improbable" is that it derives from the pl. of Gk. apheides "unsparing, lavishly bestowed," in ref. either
to the "prodigious rate of production" of the insects or their voracity. They also are known as ant-cows.
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Example sentences
Several aphid species migrate during leaf colour changes.
To reduce food sources for ants, keep aphid and whitefly populations under control.
Tests for resistance to the bird cherry-oat aphid were conducted among four wheat and eight triticale lines.
But for the generally defenceless pea aphid, mammal breath means only one thing: drop or die.
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