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"APHIDS" is a plural of: aphid. |
| Domain | Definition |
Health | A family (Aphididae) of small insects, in the suborder Sternorrhyncha, that suck the juices of plants. Important genera include Schizaphis and Myzus. The latter is known to carry more than 100 virus diseases between plants. (references) |
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Crosswords: APHIDS |
| English words defined with "APHIDS": Ant-cattle ♦ Coccinella, Coccinella seplempunctata ♦ Dimera ♦ Eriosoma ♦ genus Eriosoma, Green fly ♦ Hemiptera ♦ lacewing, lacewing fly, lady beetle, ladybeetle, ladybird, ladybird beetle, ladybug, louse ♦ order Hemiptera ♦ plant louse ♦ Siphonet ♦ Yolk cord. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "APHIDS": Alfalfa Mosaic Virus, Alfamovirus ♦ Buchnera ♦ Carlavirus, Caulimovirus, Cucumovirus ♦ Fabavirus ♦ Luteovirus ♦ Plum Pox Virus, Potyvirus ♦ Sequiviridae, Sequivirus. (references) |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | ![]() | Three-sixteenths-inch-long Propylea quatuordecimpunctata (14-spot) lady beetles look for aphids on a fava bean leaf. Scientists think the beetles might be helpful in controlling Russian wheat aphids that now infest 17 Great Plains and Western states. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer.. |
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| "APHIDS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "APHIDS" is used about 120 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 100% | 120 | 29,358 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "APHIDS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | kultjaerolier, ogsaa kaldet sorte olier eller tunge olier bruges til at oedelaegge skjoldlus ( coccinellidae ), aeg af bladlus, spindemider og insekter og larver, som overvintrer paa bark (also called black oils or heavy oils are used to destroy cochineal insects ( cochineals ), and insects and larvae which winter on barks, coal-tar oils, red spider, the eggs of aphids). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | kolteer- of zware oliën worden gebruikt bij de bestrijding van schildluizen en de eieren en overwinterende vormen van o. a. bladluizen en spintmijten (also called black oils or heavy oils are used to destroy cochineal insects ( cochineals ), and insects and larvae which winter on barks, coal-tar oils, red spider, the eggs of aphids). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | puceron du théier (black citrus aphid, black orange aphid, citrus aphids, tea aphid), puceron du caféier (black citrus aphid, black orange aphid, citrus aphids, tea aphid), les huiles de goudron que l'on appelle également huiles noires et huiles lourdes, sont utilisées pour détruire les cochenilles, les oeufs d'aphides - de pucerons, d'araignée rouge, d'insectes et de larves qui hivernent sur les écorces (the eggs of aphids). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Teer Öle,auch schwarze oder schwere Öle genannt,werden benutzt um Schildläuse,Blattlauseier,rote Spinnen,Insekten und Larven welche in Baumrinden überwintern,zu vernichten (also called black oils or heavy oils are used to destroy cochineal insects ( cochineals ), and insects and larvae which winter on barks, coal-tar oils, red spider, the eggs of aphids), schwarze Zitruslaus (black citrus aphid, black orange aphid, citrus aphids, tea aphid), schwarze Zitrusblattlaus (black citrus aphid, black orange aphid, citrus aphids, tea aphid), schwarze Citrusblattlaus (black citrus aphid, black orange aphid, citrus aphids, tea aphid), Kaffeeblattlaus (black citrus aphid, black orange aphid, citrus aphids, tea aphid), da der Gebrauch von Phosphorsäure Estern um Blattläuse und andere Pflanzenparasiten zu bekämpfen,zu einer starken Verseuchung durch die Rote Spinne geführt hat,ist es der chemischen Industrie gelungen ein spezifisches Akarizid zu produzieren,welches a (since the use of phosphoric esters for combatting aphids and other fruit plant parasites has led to considerable infestation by red spider(tetranychid)the chemical industry has succeeded in producing specific insecticides(acaricides)which act exclusively). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | από τότε που η χρήση φωσφορικών εστέρων για την καταπολέμηση των αφίδων και άλλων παρασίτων των οπωροφόρων οδήγησε σε σημαντική προσβολή α (since the use of phosphoric esters for combatting aphids and other fruit plant parasites has led to considerable infestation by red spider(tetranychid)the chemical industry has succeeded in producing specific insecticides(acaricides)which act exclusively), αφίδα των εσπεριδοειδών (black citrus aphid, black orange aphid, citrus aphids, tea aphid). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | afide dei limoni (black citrus aphid, black orange aphid, citrus aphids, tea aphid), afide degli agrumi (black citrus aphid, black orange aphid, citrus aphids, tea aphid), oli di antradone detti anche oli neri, oli pesanti, si usano per distruggere le cocciniglie, uova di afidi, di ragnetto rosso, di insetti e larve svernanti sulle cortecce (also called black oils or heavy oils are used to destroy cochineal insects ( cochineals ), and insects and larvae which winter on barks, coal-tar oils, red spider, the eggs of aphids), gorgoglione degli aranci e limoni (black citrus aphid, black orange aphid, citrus aphids, tea aphid). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | aphidsay pulgao do cacaueiro (black citrus aphid, black orange aphid, citrus aphids, tea aphid), os óleos de hulha,também denominados óleos negros e óleos pesados,utilizam-se para destruir as cochonilhas,os ovos de afídios,o aranhiço vermelho e os insectos e larvas que hibernam na casca de árvores (also called black oils or heavy oils are used to destroy cochineal insects ( cochineals ), and insects and larvae which winter on barks, coal-tar oils, red spider, the eggs of aphids). (various references) тля (aphid, aphis, greenfly, plant louse, plant-louse). (various references) pulgon negruzco del naranjo (black citrus aphid, black orange aphid, citrus aphids, tea aphid), pulgon negro del naranjo (black citrus aphid, black orange aphid, citrus aphids, tea aphid), pulgon negro de los citros (black citrus aphid, black orange aphid, citrus aphids, tea aphid), pulgon del naranjo (black citrus aphid, black orange aphid, citrus aphids, tea aphid), pulgon del cacao (black citrus aphid, black orange aphid, citrus aphids, tea aphid), los aceites de alquitrán de hulla, a los que también se llama aceites negros y aceites pesados, se utilizan para destruir las cochinillas, los huevos de los áfidos, la araña roja y los insectos y las larvas que invernan en las cortezas (also called black oils or heavy oils are used to destroy cochineal insects ( cochineals ), and insects and larvae which winter on barks, coal-tar oils, red spider, the eggs of aphids). (various references) svart citrusbladlus (black citrus aphid, black orange aphid, citrus aphids, tea aphid). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Aphis camelliae, Toxoptera aurantiae, Toxoptera aurantii. (various references) |
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Misspellings | |
"APHIDS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: affins, afis, Aihits, alphoid, Amphissa, apchid, Apcims, aphaids, aphi, Aphins, aphud, Aphytis, aplids, apoid, athid, ophis, Pahud, raphides. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "APHIDS" (pronounced a"fudz or ā"fudz) |
| 3 | -u d z | acids, alcids, annelids, antacids, arachnids, ballads, bicuspids, coloreds, Cupids, desmids, druids, fluids, hatreds, hundreds, hybrids, invalids, liquids, methods, orchids, periods, pleiads, pyramids, rapids, salads, solids, undecideds. |
| 3 | -u d z | acids, alcids, annelids, antacids, arachnids, ballads, bicuspids, coloreds, Cupids, desmids, druids, fluids, hatreds, hundreds, hybrids, invalids, liquids, methods, orchids, periods, pleiads, pyramids, rapids, salads, solids, undecideds. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-h-i-p-s" | |
-1 letter: aphid, aphis, apish, dashi, padis, sapid, spahi. | |
-2 letters: aids, dahs, dais, daps, dash, dips, dish, haps, hasp, hips, padi, pads, paid, pash, phis, pias, pish, sadi, said, shad, ship. | |
-3 letters: ads, aid, ais, ash, asp, dah, dap, dip, dis, had, hap, has, hid, hip, his, ids, pad, pah, pas, phi, pia, pis, psi. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-h-i-p-s" | |
+1 letter: aphides, dampish, diphase, dishpan, phasmid. | |
+2 letters: amidship, daphnias, dauphins, deanship, digraphs, diphasic, dishpans, dispatch, haploids, hardship, headpins, headship, helipads, ladyship, padishah, phasmids, pinheads, pitheads, raphides, scaphoid, shipload, shipyard, wardship. | |
+3 letters: amidships, amphipods, aphidians, aphorised, cadetship, dauphines, deanships, diagraphs, diaphones, diaphyses, diaphysis, dysphagia, dysphasia, dysphasic, dysphonia, dysphoria, handgrips, handicaps, handpicks, handspike, hardships, headships, ladyships, misshaped, ophidians, padishahs, pilchards, planished, rhapsodic, scaphoids, shipboard, shiploads, shipyards, spadefish, therapsid, wampished, wardships, whipsawed. | |
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