Aphid

Word APHID
Character 5
Hyphenation a phid
Pronunciations /ˈeɪ.fɪd/

Definitions and meanings of "Aphid"

What do we mean by aphid?

Any of various small, soft-bodied insects of the superfamily Aphidoidea that feed by sucking sap from plants and that can reproduce asexually. noun

An aphidian; a plant-louse; a member of the genus Aphis or family Aphididœce (which see). In the plural, the plant-lice: a general or indeterminate term for the members of the genus Aphis, of the family Aphididœce, or of the suborder Phytophthiria. noun

One of the genus Aphis; an aphidian. noun

Sapsucking pest insect of the superfamily Aphidoidea; an aphidian. noun

Any of various small plant-sucking insects noun

Sapsucking pest insect of the superfamily Aphidoidea; an aphidian.

Small insects that can infest ornamental plant leaves, and their excretions can blacken the leaves and interfere with photosynthesis and degrade the health of the plant. Urban Dictionary

Of a male, to masturbate, to give yourself sexual pleasure by rubbing your sexual organs Urban Dictionary

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The word "aphid" in example sentences

Larvae, often called "aphid lions,"are among the most efficient predators of aphids. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Washington, Feb 23: Scientists from more than 10 nations took part in the sequencing and analysis of the genome of the pea aphid, which is considered as the ❋ Unknown (2010)

Scientists from more than 10 nations took part in the sequencing and analysis of the genome of the pea aphid, which is considered as the "mosquito" of the ❋ Unknown (2010)

February 23rd, 2010 WASHINGTON - Scientists from more than 10 nations took part in the sequencing and analysis of the genome of the pea aphid, which is considered as the "mosquito" of the plant world. ❋ Unknown (2010)

An adult wasp will strongly prefer to lay her eggs in the same kind of aphid in which she herself grew up. ❋ Unknown (2008)

What's special about the wasps, and what made them ideal for this study, is that individuals of one species can be raised to prefer one kind of aphid prey over all others. ❋ Unknown (2008)

By changing the number of wasp species (one versus three) and whether each wasp species was a specialist (all of the individuals parasitizing just one kind of aphid) or a generalist (different individuals parasitizing different kinds of aphids), Finke and Snyder were able to separately test the effects of species number and resource use. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Finally group-level selection drives changes in the colony that result in sophisticated features such as fungi gardens and aphid herds. ❋ Martin A. Nowak (2011)

To start, I invite you to take a closer look at an extremely odd adaptation of one of the most well-known garden pests: the aphid. ❋ David Mizejewski (2011)

Read More Drinking Now: Synchronicity Its downfall came in the form of two fungal diseases that ripped through the vineyards—first oidium, which at the height of its powers, effects grape ripening; followed by phylloxera, a root-feeding aphid that destroys vines. ❋ Will Lyons (2011)

Enjoy your irises when they bloom and good luck with the aphid spray. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Pants (UID#2794) on August 31st, 2009 at 12: 28 am facepalm aphid ❋ Unknown (2009)

The cucumber plant, alas, ended up disposed of, as the aphid infestation did it in despite the anti-aphid treatment. ❋ Vulpine137 (2009)

The picture below captures a ladybug munching on an unfortunate aphid. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The insects love them and they encourage aphid-feeding hoverflies. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Those [friggin'] aphids were sucking the vital essence from my Hollicae Burfordii so I Malathioned the [bejesus] out of the little [buggers]. ❋ Harry Flashman (2003)

when you are watching a [porn] [Don`t] [forget] to milk the one-eyed aphid! ❋ Mehrdad.Hosseiny (2009)

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