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green⋅fly

  [green-flahy]
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–noun, plural -flies.
an aphid, Coloradoa rufomaculata, that is an important pest of chrysanthemums.
Also called pale chrysanthemum aphid.

Origin:
1680–90; green + fly 2
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green·fly   (grēn'flī')   
n.  A green aphid commonly occurring as a destructive pest of various cultivated plants.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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