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- adjective Resembling or characteristic of an
aphid .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Later in the 19th century, the vineyards of Europe were decimated by phylloxera, an aphidlike insect that attaches to the roots of vines, consuming sap and multiplying exponentially, eventually laying waste to the vineyard.
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Hemlock woolly adelgids (HWA) -- aphidlike insects that have destroyed stands of hemlocks throughout the East Coast -- were first identified in hemlocks in the central Finger Lakes in summer 2008 and then in trees in Cornell Plantations 'natural areas in early spring 2009.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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Hemlock woolly adelgids (HWA) -- aphidlike insects that have destroyed stands of hemlocks throughout the East Coast -- were first identified in hemlocks in the central Finger Lakes in summer 2008 and then in trees in Cornell Plantations 'natural areas in early spring 2009.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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She will spend her time creating works that focus on the effects of the hemlock woolly adelgid, a small, aphidlike insect that threatens the health and sustainability of Eastern hemlock forests.
Daily Headlines 2008
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