genus aphis

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

   SynonymsAphis

   Broaderarthropod genus

   Part ofAphididae

Questions about genus aphis

What does genus aphis mean?

genus aphis means "type genus of the Aphididae: injurious to fruit trees and vegetables".

What is another word for genus aphis?

Close synonyms include Aphis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus aphis a common word?

genus aphis is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.