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phylloxerans

phylloxerans is the plural of phylloxeran.

Meaning of phylloxeran

Noun

phylloxeran (plural phylloxerans)

  1. Any of the plant-feeding insects of the family Phylloxeridae, closely related to aphids.
    • Phylloxerans are similar to aphids but are without cornicles and hold their wings horizontally at rest.1980, Jerry A. Powell, Charles L. Hogue, California Insects, page 123

Questions about phylloxerans

What is phylloxerans the plural of?
Phylloxerans is the plural of phylloxeran.

Words near phylloxerans in the dictionary

  1. phylloxanthine
  2. phylloxanthins
  3. phylloxera
  4. phylloxerae
  5. phylloxeran
  6. phylloxerans
  7. phylloxeras
  8. phylloxeric
  9. phylloxerid
  10. phylloxerids
  11. phylloxin

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