aphidian

Variant of aphid

aphid definition

aphid (ā′fid, af′id)

noun

any of a large family (Aphididae) of small, soft-bodied homopteran insects that suck the juice from plants; plant louse

Etymology: < ModL aphis (pl. aphides); first applied by Carolus Linnaeus prob. < MGr, misreading of Gr koris, a bug

Related Forms:

  • aphidian aphid′·ian (ə fid′ē ən) adjective, noun

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