aphid
A sap-sucking insect pest of the superfamily Aphidoidea; an aphidian.
A kind of
- plant louse
Kinds of aphid
- apple aphid
- bean aphid
- greenfly
- ant cow
- woolly aphid
Word history
From Ancient Greek "ἀφειδής" (unsparing, lavishly borrowed).
Where this comes from
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