Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An insect of the family Aphididœ an aphid; a plant-louse.
- Pertaining to the genus Aphis or to the family Aphididœ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the family
Aphidæ .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Like an
aphid . - noun A member of
genus Aphidoidea .
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Examples
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The herdsmen of these aphidian cattle can be seen patrolling the shrubs on which the aphides are grazing.
The Dawn of Reason or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals James Weir 1881
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