| 单词 | whitefly |
| 释义 | whitefly[ hwahyt-flahy, wahyt- ] / ˈʰwaɪtˌflaɪ, ˈwaɪt- / noun, plural white·flies.any of several plant-sucking, homopterous insects of the family Aleyrodidae, having the body and wings dusted with a white, powdery wax, and being widely distributed chiefly in tropical regions where they are often serious crop pests, as Dialeurodes citri(citrus whitefly ), commonly occurring on citrus trees, and Trialeurodes vaporariorum(greenhouse whitefly ), inhabiting greenhouses. Origin of whiteflyFirst recorded in 1885–90; white + fly2 Words nearby whiteflywhite flag, white flag, show the, white flight, white flint, white flour, whitefly, white-footed mouse, white fox, white fragility, White Friar, Whitefriars Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for whiteflywhitefly / (ˈwaɪtˌflaɪ) / noun plural -fliesany hemipterous insect of the family Aleyrodidae, typically having a body covered with powdery wax. Many are pests of greenhouse crops Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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