aphid

Noun

aphid (plural aphids)

1. Sapsucking pest insect of the superfamily Aphidoidea; an aphidian.

5 letters in word "aphid": A D H I P.

No anagrams for aphid found in this word list.

Words found within aphid:

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• Definitions:
• A small soft-bodied and slow-moving insect that feeds by sucking the juices of plants.
• (p. 49) Any of various small, soft-bodied insects of the family Aphididae that have mouthparts specially adapted for piercing and feed by sucking sap from plants.
• Soft-bodied, tiny (up to one-fifth of an inch) insects that suck juices from the plant stems and leaves. Damage includes: deformed leaves, flowers or fruit; wilting; weak plant; and plant death. Also called plant lice. Contact the State Extension Agent in your area for treatment recommendations. ...
• tiny, soft-bodied, winged or wingless insect that sucks sap from plants and has a pair of cornicles extending from its abdomen; commonly referred to as plant louse
• One of a group of insects which feed on plant juices.
• A member of the insect order Homoptera, family Aphididae, characterized by being soft-bodied and nearly always with a pair of cornices (tubular structures) near the posterior/rear end of the abdomen; commonly called plantlice.
• any of various small plant-sucking insects
• Aphids, also known as greenfly, blackfly or plant lice, are minute plant-feeding insects in the superfamily Aphidoidea in the homopterous division of the order Hemiptera. ...

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