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APHIDOIDEA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Aphidoidea mean? 

APHIDOIDEA (noun)
  The noun APHIDOIDEA has 1 sense:

1. plant liceplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


APHIDOIDEA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Plant lice

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Aphidoidea; superfamily Aphidoidea

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

arthropod family (any of the arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Aphidoidea"):

aphid (any of various small plant-sucking insects)

Aphididae; family Aphididae (small soft-bodied plant lice)

Adelgidae; family Adelgidae; family Phylloxeridae; Phylloxeridae (plant lice)

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

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


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