Greenfly

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  • noun. Any of various green aphids that are pests of cultivated plants.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A bright-green fly, Musca chloris. E. D.—2. An aphid or plant-louse of various species: so called from the color.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A green aphid that is a common pest of garden plants, houseplants, and crops.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. greenish aphid; pest on garden and crop plants
  • Word Usage
    "The story makes it seem more like the greenfly was a human creation, but here it's suggested as something much older made possible by getting rid of the Inhibitors but possibly that's a false theory."
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    aphid  
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