ˌafəˈlīnəs, -ēn- noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek aphelēs smooth (from a- a- (II) + -phelēs, from phelleus stony ground) + Latin -inus -ine; probably akin to Latin follis bellows — more at blow
: a genus of hymenopterous flies that is the type of the family Aphelinidae and that includes a species ( A. mali ) important in the biological control of the woolly apple aphid