单词	aphid
释义	aphida‧phid /ˈeɪfɪd, ˈæfɪd/ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINaphid Origin: 1800-1900 Modern Latin aphis, from Modern Greek Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS An hour and there was a speck of yellow on the horizon as tiny as an aphid. Ants often farm colonies of aphids on garden plants, feeding off their honeydew, while protecting the aphids from predators. Beneficial predators: Insect allies that kill off pests like aphids. Foliar feedings of fish emulsion are said to control aphids while providing organic nutrients. Some of the alders held overwintering white patches of woolly aphids on their gray stems. The aphids of Chapter 10 could be seen as paying out nectar to hire professional bodyguards. They are often used in large numbers by farmers to control aphids, scales and mites. Thesaurus THESAURUS► insect a small creature such as a fly or ant, that has six legs, and sometimes wings: · Head lice are tiny insects that live in the hair. ► bug a small insect: · What are those little bugs in my roses? ► creepy-crawly informal an insect, especially one that you are frightened of: · The mattress was covered in creepy-crawlies. ► aphid technical a small insect that lives on the juice of plants and destroys them: · The leaves have been attacked by aphids. WORD SETS► Insects abdomen, nounant, nounantenna, nounanthill, nounaphid, nounbedbug, nounbee, nounbeetle, nounblack widow, nounbloodsucker, nounblow-fly, nounbluebottle, nounboll weevil, nounbookworm, nounbug, nounbumblebee, nounbutterfly, nouncaterpillar, nouncell, nouncentipede, nounchrysalis, nouncicada, nouncobweb, nouncockchafer, nouncockroach, nouncocoon, nouncomb, nouncrane fly, nouncreepy-crawly, nouncricket, noundaddy longlegs, noundragonfly, noundrone, nounearwig, nounentomology, nounfeeler, nounfirefly, nounflea, nounfly, verbfly, nounfruit fly, noungadfly, nounglow-worm, noungnat, noungossamer, noungrasshopper, noungreenfly, noungrub, nounhoneybee, nounhoneycomb, nounhornet, nounhorsefly, nounhousefly, nouninsect, nouninsectivore, nounkatydid, nounladybird, nounlarva, nounlice, nounlightning bug, nounlocust, nounlouse, nounmaggot, nounmantis, nounmayfly, nounmidge, nounmillipede, nounmite, nounmosquito, nounmoth, nounnectar, nounnest, nounnit, nounnymph, nounpest, nounpod, nounpraying mantis, nounproboscis, nounpupa, nounqueen, nounroach, nounsand fly, nounscarab, nounsilkworm, nounsilverfish, nounspider, nounspin, verbstick insect, nounsting, verbsting, nounstinger, nounsucker, nounswarm, nounswarm, verbtarantula, nountermite, nounthorax, nountick, nountortoiseshell, nountrilobite, nountsetse fly, nountzetze fly, nounvein, nounverminous, adjectivewasp, nounwater bug, nounweb, nounweevil, nounwing, nounwinged, adjectivewoodlouse, nounwoodworm, noun a type of small insect that feeds on the juices of plants
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