n.
Pronunciation: ' ā -f ə s also ' a-f ə s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural aphi · des \ ' ā -f ə - ˌ d ē z, ' a-f ə - \
Etymology: New Latin Aphid-, Aphis, genus name
Date: 1771
: any of a genus ( Aphis ) of aphids broadly : APHID
n.
Pronunciation: ' ā -f ə s also ' a-f ə s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural aphi · des \ ' ā -f ə - ˌ d ē z, ' a-f ə - \
Etymology: New Latin Aphid-, Aphis, genus name
Date: 1771
: any of a genus ( Aphis ) of aphids broadly : APHID
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012