单词 | adelgid |
释义 | adelgid in American English (əˈdeldʒɪd) noun any of various homopterous insects of the family Adelgidae, as Adelges abietis (spruce gall aphid) and Pineus pinifoliae (pine leaf aphid), that feed and form galls on conifers Word origin [‹ NL Adelgidae, equiv. to Adelg(es) a genus name (appar. ‹ Gk ádel(os) unseen, invisible (a- a-6 + dêlos visible, clear) + NL -ges ‹ ?: unexplained by the name's originator) + -idae -id2] |
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