APHIS (aphides)

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Aphis mean? 

• APHIS (noun)
  The noun APHIS has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Aphididae: injurious to fruit trees and vegetables

  Familiarity information: APHIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• APHIS (noun)

Meaning:

Type genus of the Aphididae: injurious to fruit trees and vegetables

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Aphis; genus Aphis

Hypernyms ("Aphis" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Aphis"):

Aphis pomi; apple aphid; green apple aphid (bright green aphid; feeds on and causes curling of apple leaves)

Aphis fabae; bean aphid; blackfly (blackish aphid that infests e.g. beans and sugar beets)

Holonyms ("Aphis" is a member of...):

Aphididae; family Aphididae (small soft-bodied plant lice)