Synonyms for aphid

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ey-fid, af-id

Phonetic Transcription : ˈeɪ fɪd, ˈæf ɪd

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Définition of aphid

Origin : 1884, anglicized from Modern Latin aphides, plural of aphis, coined by Linnaeus (1758), though where he got it and why he applied it to the plant louse are mysteries. The theory favored by OED as "least improbable" is that it derives from the plural of Greek apheides "unsparing, lavishly bestowed," in reference either to the "prodigious rate of production" of the insects or their voracity. They also are known as ant-cows.

As in insect : noun bug

Example sentences :

Aphid (af'-id) The plant louse, of which there are a great many kinds.
Extract from : « The Insect Folk » by Margaret Warner Morley

Let the pupils see an aphid sucking the juice of a plant; this may be done by bringing in a twig infested by aphids.
Extract from : « Cornell Nature-Study Leaflets » by Various

He laughed in my face, and brought forward certain well-known facts in the reproduction of the aphid or cabbage-louse.
Extract from : « The Catholic World. Volume III; Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. » by E. Rameur

I once observed a young spider approaching an aphid, which was facing its enemy.
Extract from : « Cornell Nature-Study Leaflets » by Various

The reproduction of the Aphid constitutes one of the most interesting chapters in the history of the animal kingdom.
Extract from : « The Young Collector's Handbook of Ants, Bees, Dragon-flies, Earwigs, Crickets, and Flies » by W. Harcourt Bath

The heterogamy of the allied Coccid is practically the same as that of the Aphid.
Extract from : « The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4) » by Francis Maitland Balfour

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