Aleyrodidae

noun

whiteflies

• Syn: ↑family Aleyrodidae

• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Homoptera, ↑suborder Homoptera

• Member Meronyms:

↑Aleyrodes, ↑genus Aleyrodes, ↑whitefly, ↑Dialeurodes, ↑genus Dialeurodes, ↑Trialeurodes, ↑genus Trialeurodes, ↑Bemisia, ↑genus Bemisia

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\\ˌaləˈrädəˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin Aleyrodes, type genus + -idae

: a family of minute homopterous insects winged as adults with the body and wings covered with a white powdery wax, the larvae being initially motile but after the first molt resembling unarmored scales and, like these, feeding on plant juices — compare citrus whitefly, greenhouse whitefly