Aphid

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  • noun. Any of various small, soft-bodied insects of the superfamily Aphidoidea that feed by sucking sap from plants and that can reproduce asexually.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. An aphidian; a plant-louse; a member of the genus Aphis or family AphididÅ“ce (which see). In the plural, the plant-lice: a general or indeterminate term for the members of the genus Aphis, of the family AphididÅ“ce, or of the suborder Phytophthiria.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One of the genus Aphis; an aphidian.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Sapsucking pest insect of the superfamily Aphidoidea; an aphidian.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. any of various small plant-sucking insects
    • Word Usage
    "Larvae, often called "aphid lions,"are among the most efficient predators of aphids."
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    blackfly  greenfly  
    Hypernym
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    louse  plant louse  
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    ant cow  aphis fabae  aphis pomi  apple aphid  bean aphid  
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    aphidian  
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