Definition of aphis Aphis

a•phis

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What does aphis mean?

Noun
aphis - type genus of the Aphididae: injurious to fruit trees and vegetables
		genus Aphis
		arthropod genus a genus of arthropods
		aphididae, family aphididae small soft-bodied plant lice
		aphis pomi, apple aphid, green apple aphid bright green aphid; feeds on and causes curling of apple leaves

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aphis (n.)
A genus of insects belonging to the order Hemiptera and family Aphidae, including numerous species known as plant lice and green flies.

aphis
ā′fis, n. a family of small 'plant-lice' belonging to the order of hemipterous insects, occurring in temperate regions as parasites on the roots, leaves, stems, &c. of plants. Some kinds are tended, protected, and imprisoned by ants for the 'honey-dew' which they secrete, hence called Ant-cows:—pl. Aphides (af′i-dēz).—adj. and n. Aphid′ian. [Ety. unknown; one conjecture connects the word with Gr. apheideis, unsparing (a, neg., and pheidomai, to spare), from the remarkable rapidity of propagation.]

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aphis in sign language