单词 | adelgid |
释义 | adelgid /euh del"jid/, n. 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. [ < 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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