Aphid Definition

āfĭd, ăfĭd
aphids
noun
Any of various small, soft-bodied insects of the superfamily Aphidoidea that feed by sucking sap from plants and that can reproduce asexually.
American Heritage
Any of a large family (Aphididae) of small, soft-bodied homopteran insects that suck the juice from plants; plant louse.
Webster's New World

Sapsucking pest insect of the superfamily Aphidoidea; an aphidian.

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Other Word Forms of Aphid

Noun

Singular:
aphid
Plural:
aphids

Origin of Aphid

  • Modern Latin aphides, coined by Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus in 1758. His inspiration for the name remains unclear. OED suggests a connection to Ancient Greek αφειδής (apheidēs, “unsparing, lavishly borrowed”) in reference to the insects' voracity or rapid rate of production.

    From Wiktionary

  • New Latin Aphis Aphid- type genus

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Aphid Sentence Examples

  • You may need to use row covers to keep beetles from laying eggs on squash plants, for example, or use an insecticidal soap to remove aphid infestations.

  • Aphid infestations can be sprayed off with a strong blast of water from the hose.

  • Attract and protect aphid predators such as ladybugs, lacewings, assassin bugs, praying mantis, adult wasps, spiders and chickadees.

  • By controlling ants you may also find that the aphid problem is reduced.

  • A natural fungus that grows on and kills Russian wheat aphid is winding its way toward commercial application.

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