plant louse

plant louse
noun
any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants
• Syn: ↑louse
• Derivationally related forms: ↑lousy (for: ↑louse)
• Hypernyms: ↑homopterous insect, ↑homopteran
• Hyponyms:

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noun
1. : any of numerous small insects of the family Aphididae that live on plants and suck their juices; broadly : aphid
2. : any of various small insects of similar habits; especially : jumping plant louse

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1. aphid.
2. any of various related insects having similar habits.
[1795-1805]

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plant louse noun (pl plant lice)
An aphis or greenfly
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Main Entry: ↑plant

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plant louse,
an aphid or related insect which sucks juices from plants.

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n. a small bug that infests plants and feeds on the sap or tender shoots, esp. an aphid. ● Several families in the series Sternorrhyncha, suborder Homoptera

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  • plant louse — n. APHID …   English World dictionary

  • plant louse — noun Date: 1805 aphid; also any of various small insects (as a jumping plant louse) of similar habits …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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