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aleyrodid

aleyrodid noun: any insect of the whitefly family, Aleyrodidae.

aleyrodid: any insect of the whitefly family, Aleyrodidae
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Noun

aleyrodid (plural aleyrodids)

  1. Any insect of the whitefly family, Aleyrodidae.
    • But aleyrodid pests of agricultural crops are usually highly polyphagous, and a good portion of aleyrodids on palms come from their ranks.2001, F. W. Howard, Insects on Palms, page 167
    • Aleyrodids produce honeydew, attracting numerous indigenous predators (Uygun et al., 1990).2007, F. Szentkiràlyi, Chapter 9: Lacewings in Fruit and Nut Crops, P. K. McEwen, T. R. New, A. E. Whittington (editors), Lacewings in the Crop Environment, page 213

Forms of aleyrodid

pluralaleyrodids

Questions about aleyrodid

What does aleyrodid mean?
Aleyrodid means any insect of the whitefly family, Aleyrodidae.
What part of speech is aleyrodid?
Aleyrodid is a noun.
What is the plural of aleyrodid?
The plural of aleyrodid is aleyrodids.

Words near aleyrodid in the dictionary

  1. Alexzander
  2. Alexăndreni
  3. Alexăndrești
  4. aley
  5. aleydigism
  6. aleyrodid
  7. aleyrodids
  8. Aleys
  9. Aleysky
  10. Alezzandrini syndrome
  11. Aleșd

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