aphid
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
New Latin aphis (plural aphides), coined by Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus in 1758. His inspiration for the name remains unclear. OED 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”).[1] Doublet of aphis.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.fɪd/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.fɪd/
Audio (US) (file)
Noun[edit]
aphid (plural aphids)
Derived terms[edit]
- almond aphid
- aphicide
- aphidian
- aphidicide
- aphidicolin
- aphidid
- aphidiine
- aphidine
- aphidious
- aphidivorous
- aphidlike
- aphid lion
- aphid midge
- aphidoid
- aphidology
- aphidomorph
- aphidophagous, aphidophagy
- aphidozer
- aphid wolf
- aphiophilous
- apple aphid
- apple-grass aphid
- apple root aphid
- artichoke root aphid
- asparagus aphid
- balsam twig aphid (Mindarus abietinus)
- bean aphid
- beech blight aphid (Grylloprociphilus imbricator)
- beet leaf aphid
- bird-cherry aphid
- black bean aphid
- black cherry aphid (Myzus cerasi)
- black citrus aphid
- black currant aphid
- black peach aphid
- box elder aphid
- brown citrus aphid
- brown peach aphid
- brown pear aphid
- buckthorn aphid
- cabbage aphid
- carrot aphid
- cereal leaf aphid
- cherry aphid (Myzus cerasi)
- clove aphid
- corn leaf aphid
- corn root aphid
- cotton aphid
- cowpea aphid
- currant aphid
- currant-sowthistle aphid
- damson-hop aphid
- English grain aphid
- foxglove aphid
- fringed orchid aphid
- gall aphid
- glasshouse and potato aphid
- gooseberry aphid
- grain aphid
- green apple aphid
- green artichoke aphid
- green citrus aphid
- green peach aphid
- green spruce aphid
- groundnut aphid
- hazelnut aphid
- hop aphid
- large hazel aphid
- larger peach aphid
- leaf aphid
- leaf-curling plum aphid
- lettuce aphid
- lettuce root aphid
- mealy aphid
- mealy plum aphid
- melon and cotton aphid
- melon aphid
- mustard aphid
- oleander aphid
- orange aphid
- ornate aphid
- pale chrysanthemum aphid
- pea aphid
- peach aphid
- pear bark aphid
- pear bedstraw aphid
- pear grass aphid
- pear-grass aphid
- permanent currant aphid
- pine aphid, pine leaf aphid (Pineus pinifoliae)
- pine bark aphid (Pineus strobi)
- plum-thistle aphid
- poplar petiole gall aphid
- poplar vagabond aphid (Mordwilkoja vagabundus)
- poplat spiral gall aphid
- potato aphid (Macrosiphum euphorbiae)
- rose aphid (Macrosiphum rosae)
- rose-grain aphid
- rosy apple aphid, rosy aphid (Dysaphis plantaginea)
- Russian wheat aphid
- rusty plum aphid
- shallot aphid
- slaty gray aphid (Brevicoryne brassicae)
- small walnut aphid
- soybean aphid
- spinach aphid
- spiraea aphid, spirea aphid
- spotted alfalfa aphid
- spruce aphid (Elatobium abietinum)
- spruce gall aphid (Adelges spp.)
- strawberry aphid (Chaetosiphon fragaefolii)
- strawberry root aphid
- sugar beet root aphid
- thistle aphid
- tobacco aphid
- turnip aphid
- violet aphid
- walnut aphid
- wheat aphid
- white pine aphid (Cinara strobi)
- willow aphid (Pterochlorus salignus)
- witch-hazel cone gall aphid
- witch-hazel cone gall aphid (Hormaphis hamamelidis)
- woolly alder aphid
- woolly aphid (Eriosomatinae spp.)
- woolly apple aphid (Eriosoma lanigerum)
- woolly beech aphid (Phyllaphis fagi)
- yellow clover aphid
- yellow sugarcane aphid
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
insect
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ “aphid”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
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