aphis

¹

[ ey-fis, af-is ]

noun

, plural a·phi·des [ey, -fi-deez, af, -i-].

1. an aphid, especially of the genus Aphis.

APHIS

²

1. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

aphis

/ ˈeɪfɪs /

noun

1. any of various aphids constituting the genus Aphis, such as the blackfly
2. any other aphid

Word History and Origins

Origin of aphis¹

First recorded in 1765–75; from New Latin, first recorded in a Greek lexicon of 1523 as áphis, with the Latin gloss cimex “bedbug”; perhaps originally a misreading of Greek kóris “bug”

Word History and Origins

Origin of aphis¹

C18: from New Latin (coined by Linnaeus for obscure reasons)

Example Sentences

According to APHIS, the agency is recommending a voluntary testing approach instead of a mandatory one for cattle.

From Salon

Now, both vets and farmers say they want a system that they can use with the same ease they had grown accustomed to with APHIS.

From BBC

For the new Nature Communications paper, scientists from APHIS, the Centers from Disease Control and Prevention and the University of Missouri sequenced nearly 400 of the samples collected between November 2021 and April 2022.

From New York Times

“That is not only unheard of, that is orders of magnitude out of normal,” said V. Wensley Koch, a retired 30-year veteran of APHIS.

From Reuters

"It may not have as many natural predators here as it does in its native habitat, but APHIS, state departments of agriculture, and U.S. residents are working to contain and manage the pest."

From Salon