Meaning

1 senses

  1. An aphid.

More definitions
  • type genus of the Aphididae: injurious to fruit trees and vegetables

Origin

Unadapted borrowing from New Latin aphis, coined by Linnaeus in 1758. Doublet of aphid.

Unadapted borrowing from New Latin aphis, coined by Linnaeus in 1758. Doublet of aphid.

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Forms

plural: aphides
Singularaphis
Pluralaphides

irregular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • type genus of the Aphididae: injurious to fruit trees and vegetables:genus Aphis

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
apexaphasiaaphidaphorismaphoristicaphrodisiac

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