Definitions for aphid

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aphid a·phid

Spelling: [ey-fid, af-id]

IPA: /ˈeɪ fɪd, ˈæf ɪd/

Aphid is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 58 anagrams from letters in aphid (adhip).

Definitions for aphid

noun

1. any 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.

Origin of aphid

1880-85; back formation from aphides, plural of aphis

Examples for aphid

I once observed a young spider approaching an aphid, which was facing its enemy.

The heterogamy of the allied Coccid is practically the same as that of the aphid.

aphid (af'-id) The plant louse, of which there are a great many kinds.

Let the pupils see an aphid sucking the juice of a plant; this may be done by bringing in a twig infested by aphids.

He laughed in my face, and brought forward certain well-known facts in the reproduction of the aphid or cabbage-louse.

The reproduction of the aphid constitutes one of the most interesting chapters in the history of the animal kingdom.