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aphid

/ey-fid, af-id/US // ˈeɪ fɪd, ˈæf ɪd //UK // (ˈeɪfɪd) //

蚜虫,飞蛾

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 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.

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Examples

  • Adelgids are more closely related to aphids, and adults feed on the base of hemlock needles, slowly sapping the tree of nutrients.

  • When a mite or aphid munches on the plant, the volatile may be released to attract insects that will eat the mites or aphids.

  • The aphis-lions crawling over the plants come across the little aphid.

  • And then the ant went to another aphid, and did the same thing.

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

  • Almost instantly, it seemed, the mild-eyed aphid was a shrunken empty sack.

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