aphis

[ey-fis, af-is] /ˈeɪ fɪs, ˈæf ɪs/

noun, plural aphides

[ey-fi-deez, af-i-] /ˈeɪ fɪˌdiz, ˈæf ɪ-/ (Show IPA)

an aphid, especially of the genus Aphis.

Origin

1765-75; < Neo-Latin, first recorded in a Gk lexicon of 1523 as áphis, with the Latin gloss cimex bedbug; perhaps originally a misreading of Greek kóris bug

APHIS

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

British Dictionary definitions for aphis

aphis

/ˈeɪfɪs/

noun (pl) aphides (ˈeɪfɪˌdiːz)

any of various aphids constituting the genus Aphis, such as the blackfly

any other aphid

Word Origin

C18: from New Latin (coined by Linnaeus for obscure reasons)

Related Abbreviations for aphis

APHIS

[United States Department of Agriculture] Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service