Aphis

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Translingual

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Aphis sambuci colony

Etymology

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Coined by Linnaeus in 1758 from an unclear source, perhaps Ancient Greek ἀφειδής (apheidḗs, unsparing, lavishly borrowed) (in reference to their eating habits).

Proper noun

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Aphis f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Aphididae – typical aphids.
  2. A taxonomic subgenus within the family Aphididae – Aphis (Aphis).

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