pulgão

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Portuguese

Etymology

pulga +‎ -ão, or possibly from a Vulgar Latin *pūlico, *pūlicōnem, diminutive of Latin pūlex (flea). Compare Spanish pulgón, Catalan pugó.

Noun

pulgão m (plural pulgões)

  1. aphid (sapsucking pest insect of the superfamily Aphidoidea)
    Synonym: afídeo