aphis

English Thesaurus

1. type genus of the Aphididae: injurious to fruit trees and vegetables (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	arthropod genus,
definition	:	a genus of arthropods (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	aphis pomi, apple aphid, green apple aphid,
definition	:	bright green aphid; feeds on and causes curling of apple leaves (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	aphis fabae, bean aphid, blackfly,
definition	:	blackish aphid that infests e.g. beans and sugar beets (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	aphididae, family aphididae,
definition	:	small soft-bodied plant lice (noun.animal)