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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024a•phid /ˈeɪfɪd, ˈæfɪd/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Insectsa tiny insect that sucks the sap from the stems and leaves of various plants.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024a•phid (ā′fid, af′id),USA pronunciation n. - Insectsany of numerous tiny soft-bodied insects of the family Aphididae of worldwide distribution, that suck the sap from the stems and leaves of various plants, some developing wings when overcrowding occurs: an important pest of many fruit trees and vegetable crops. Also called plant louse.
- 1880–85; back formation from aphides, plural of aphis
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