aphis : Idioms & Phrases
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aphis fabae
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noun blackish aphid that infests e.g. beans and sugar beets
blackfly; bean aphid.
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aphis lion
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noun carnivorous larva of lacewing flies
aphid lion.
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A"phis li"on
Definitions
(Zoöl.) The larva of the lacewinged flies (Chrysopa) , which feeds voraciously upon aphids. The name is also applied to the larvæ of the ladybugs(Coccinella) .
Webster 1913
aphis pomi
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noun bright green aphid; feeds on and causes curling of apple leaves
apple aphid; green apple aphid.
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Bean aphis
(Zoöl.) , a plant louse (Aphis fabæ ) which infests the bean plant.
Webster 1913
Cabbage aphis
(Zoöl.) , a green plant-louse (Aphis brassicæ ) which lives upon the leaves of the cabbage.
Webster 1913
genus aphis
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noun type genus of the Aphididae: injurious to fruit trees and vegetables
Aphis.
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Wheat aphid , ∨ Wheat aphis
(Zoöl.) , any one of several species of Aphis and allied genera, which suck the sap of growing wheat.
