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a⋅phis

  [ey-fis, af-is]
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–noun, plural a⋅phi⋅des  [ey-fi-deez, af-i-] .
an aphid, esp. of the genus Aphis.
Origin:
1765–75; < NL, first recorded in a Gk lexicon of 1523 as áphis, with the L gloss cimex bedbug; perh. orig. a misreading of Gk kóris bug

APHIS

 
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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a·phis   (ā'fĭs, āf'ĭs)   
n.   pl. a·phi·des (ā'fĭ-dēz', āf'ĭ-)
An aphid, especially one of the genus Aphis.

[New Latin Aphis, genus name.]
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APHIS
[United States Department of Agriculture] Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
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