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aphid
[ ey-fid, af-id ]
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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Derived Forms
- aphidian, adjectivenoun
- aˈphidious, adjective
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Other Words From
- a·phid·i·an [uh, -, fid, -ee-, uh, n], adjective noun
- a·phidi·ous adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of aphid1
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Example Sentences
Adelgids are more closely related to aphids, and adults feed on the base of hemlock needles, slowly sapping the tree of nutrients.
When a mite or aphid munches on the plant, the volatile may be released to attract insects that will eat the mites or aphids.
The aphis-lions crawling over the plants come across the little aphid.
And then the ant went to another aphid, and did the same thing.
The reproduction of the Aphid constitutes one of the most interesting chapters in the history of the animal kingdom.
Almost instantly, it seemed, the mild-eyed aphid was a shrunken empty sack.
The heterogamy of the allied Coccid is practically the same as that of the Aphid.
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