aphis

¹ American  

[ey-fis, af-is] / ˈeɪ fɪs, ˈæf ɪs /

noun

plural

aphides

1. an aphid, especially of the genus Aphis.

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APHIS ² American  

1. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

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aphis British  

/ ˈeɪfɪs /

noun

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

2. any other aphid

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Etymology

Origin of aphis

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”