/ay"fis, af"is/ , n. , pl. aphides /ay"fi deez', af"i-/ .
an aphid, esp. of the genus Aphis.
[ 1765-75; áphis, with the L gloss cimex bedbug; perh. orig. a misreading of Gk kóris bug ]
/ay"fis, af"is/ , n. , pl. aphides /ay"fi deez', af"i-/ .
an aphid, esp. of the genus Aphis.
[ 1765-75; áphis, with the L gloss cimex bedbug; perh. orig. a misreading of Gk kóris bug ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012