aphis
fɪs, ˈæf Origin:
1765–75; < Neo-Latin, first recorded in a Gk lexicon of 1523 as áphis, with the Latin gloss cimex bedbug; perhaps originally a misreading of Greek kóris bug
1765–75; < Neo-Latin, first recorded in a Gk lexicon of 1523 as áphis, with the Latin gloss cimex bedbug; perhaps originally a misreading of Greek kóris bug
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APHIS
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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| —n , pl aphides | |
| 1. | any of various aphids constituting the genus Aphis, such as the blackfly |
| 2. | any other aphid |
| [C18: from New Latin (coined by Linnaeus for obscure reasons)] | |
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| APHIS [United States Department of Agriculture] Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service |
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