aphid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈeɪ.fɪd/
ipa: /ˈeɪ.fɪd/
Forms: form: aphids
Etymology: From New Latin aphis (plural aphides), coined by Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus in 1758. His inspiration for the name remains unclear; OED suggests it might stem from a misreading of Ancient Greek κορις (koris, “bug”); while AHD suggests a connection to Ancient Greek ἀφειδής (apheidḗs, “unsparing, lavishly borrowed”) in reference to the insects' voracity or rapid rate of production, from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + φείδομαι (pheídomai, “to spare, be thrifty, be merciful”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to split”).
Doublet of aphis.
Senses: glosses: A sap-sucking insect pest of the superfamily Aphidoidea; an aphidian.
Derived terms: word: almond aphid
word: aphicide
word: aphidian
word: aphidicide
word: aphidicolin
word: aphidid
word: aphidiine
word: aphidine
word: aphidious
word: aphidivorous
word: aphidlike
word: aphid lion
taxonomic: Aphidoletes aphidimyza
word: aphid midge
word: aphidoid
word: aphidology
word: aphidomorph
word: aphidophagous
word: aphidophagy
word: aphidozer
word: aphid wolf
word: aphiophilous
taxonomic: Aphis pomi
word: apple aphid
word: apple-grass aphid
word: apple root aphid
word: artichoke root aphid
word: asparagus aphid
taxonomic: Mindarus abietinus
word: balsam twig aphid
word: bean aphid
taxonomic: Grylloprociphilus imbricator
word: beech blight aphid
word: beet leaf aphid
word: bird-cherry aphid
taxonomic: Aphis fabae
word: black bean aphid
taxonomic: Myzus cerasi
word: black cherry aphid
word: black citrus aphid
word: black currant aphid
word: black peach aphid
word: box elder aphid
word: brown citrus aphid
word: brown peach aphid
word: brown pear aphid
word: buckthorn aphid
taxonomic: Brevicoryne brassicae
word: cabbage aphid
word: carrot aphid
word: cereal leaf aphid
taxonomic: Myzus cerasi
word: cherry aphid
word: clove aphid
word: corn leaf aphid
word: corn root aphid
word: cotton aphid
word: cowpea aphid
word: currant aphid
word: currant-sowthistle aphid
word: damson-hop aphid
word: English grain aphid
word: foxglove aphid
word: fringed orchid aphid
word: gall aphid
word: glasshouse and potato aphid
word: gooseberry aphid
word: grain aphid
word: green apple aphid
word: green artichoke aphid
word: green citrus aphid
word: green peach aphid
word: green spruce aphid
word: groundnut aphid
word: hazelnut aphid
word: hop aphid
word: large hazel aphid
word: larger peach aphid
word: leaf aphid
word: leaf-curling plum aphid
word: lettuce aphid
word: lettuce root aphid
word: mealy aphid
taxonomic: Hyalopterus pruni
word: mealy plum aphid
word: melon and cotton aphid
word: melon aphid
word: mustard aphid
word: oleander aphid
word: orange aphid
taxonomic: Myzus ornatus
word: ornate aphid
word: pale chrysanthemum aphid
taxonomic: Acyrthosiphon pisum
word: pea aphid
word: peach aphid
word: pear bark aphid
word: pear bedstraw aphid
word: pear grass aphid
word: pear-grass aphid
word: permanent currant aphid
word: pine aphid
taxonomic: Pineus pinifoliae
word: pine leaf aphid
taxonomic: Pineus strobi
word: pine bark aphid
word: plum-thistle aphid
word: poplar petiole gall aphid
taxonomic: Mordwilkoja vagabundus
word: poplar vagabond aphid
word: poplat spiral gall aphid
taxonomic: Macrosiphum euphorbiae
word: potato aphid
taxonomic: Macrosiphum rosae
word: rose aphid
word: rose-grain aphid
word: rosy apple aphid
taxonomic: Dysaphis plantaginea
word: rosy aphid
word: Russian wheat aphid
word: rusty plum aphid
word: shallot aphid
taxonomic: Brevicoryne brassicae
word: slaty gray aphid
word: small walnut aphid
word: soybean aphid
word: spinach aphid
word: spiraea aphid
word: spirea aphid
word: spotted alfalfa aphid
taxonomic: Elatobium abietinum
word: spruce aphid
taxonomic: Adelges spp.
word: spruce gall aphid
taxonomic: Chaetosiphon fragaefolii
word: strawberry aphid
word: strawberry root aphid
word: sugar beet root aphid
word: thistle aphid
word: tobacco aphid
word: turnip aphid
taxonomic: Myzus ornatus
word: violet aphid
word: walnut aphid
word: wheat aphid
taxonomic: Cinara strobi
word: white pine aphid
alt: Pterochlorus salignus
word: willow aphid
taxonomic: Hormaphis hamamelidis
word: witch-hazel cone gall aphid
word: woolly alder aphid
taxonomic: Eriosomatinae spp.
word: woolly aphid
taxonomic: Eriosoma lanigerum
word: woolly apple aphid
taxonomic: Phyllaphis fagi
word: woolly beech aphid
word: yellow clover aphid
word: yellow sugarcane aphid
Related terms: aphidid
aphidine
aphidoid
aphis
aphidomorph
blackfly
greenfly
jumping plant louse
whitefly