aphid
/ˈeɪfɪd/noun
1- a small bug which feeds by sucking sap from plants; a blackfly or greenfly. Aphids reproduce rapidly, sometimes producing live young without mating, and large numbers can cause extensive damage to plants.蚜虫。
1.1
- Superfamily Aphidoidea, suborder Homoptera.蚜总科, 同翅亚目。
词源
late 19th cent.: back-formation from aphides, plural of APHIS.