what is the meaning of aphid
Meaning: Any of various small plant-sucking insects. Classified under: Nouns denoting animals. Hypernyms (aphid is a kind of...): louse; plant louse (any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants) Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of aphid): Aphis pomi; apple aphid; green apple aphid (bright green aphid; feeds on and causes curling of apple leaves) Aphis fabae; bean aphid; blackfly (blackish aphid that infests e.g. beans and sugar beets)