ALEYRODIDAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Aleyrodidae mean? 

• ALEYRODIDAE (noun)
  The noun ALEYRODIDAE has 1 sense:

1. whiteflies

  Familiarity information: ALEYRODIDAE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ALEYRODIDAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Whiteflies

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Aleyrodidae; family Aleyrodidae

Hypernyms ("Aleyrodidae" is a kind of...):

arthropod family (any of the arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Aleyrodidae"):

Aleyrodes; genus Aleyrodes (type genus of the Aleyrodidae)

whitefly (minute insect that feeds on plant juices; related to scale insects)

Dialeurodes; genus Dialeurodes; genus Trialeurodes; Trialeurodes (a genus of Aleyrodidae)

Bemisia; genus Bemisia (sweet-potato whitefly)

Holonyms ("Aleyrodidae" is a member of...):

Homoptera; suborder Homoptera (plant lice (aphids); whiteflies; cicadas; leafhoppers; plant hoppers; scale insects and mealybugs; spittle insects)