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woolly adelgid

woolly adelgid noun: any of various insects of either species Adelges piceae or Adelges tsugae.

Noun

woolly adelgid (plural woolly adelgids)

  1. Any of various insects of either species Adelges piceae or Adelges tsugae.
    • In some parts of the Northeast, woolly adelgid and aphids are serious pests.1998, Stephen W. Kress, Bird Gardens, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, page 35
    • Negatively, insects unnatural to our gardens, such as the woolly adelgid, may arrive from exotic shores and devastate our hemlocks because there are no native, natural enemies that have coevolved to attack them here.2001, Eric Grissell, Insects and Gardens, Timber Press, page 111

Forms of woolly adelgid

pluralwoolly adelgids

Words formed from woolly adelgid

Questions about woolly adelgid

What does woolly adelgid mean?
Woolly adelgid means any of various insects of either species Adelges piceae or Adelges tsugae.
What part of speech is woolly adelgid?
Woolly adelgid is a noun.
What is the plural of woolly adelgid?
The plural of woolly adelgid is woolly adelgids.

Words near woolly adelgid in the dictionary

  1. woollinesses
  2. woollish
  3. Woolloomooloo
  4. Woolls
  5. woolly
  6. woolly adelgid
  7. woolly adelgids
  8. woolly aphid
  9. woolly aphids
  10. woolly back
  11. woolly backs

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