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CITRUS WHITEFLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does citrus whitefly mean?
• CITRUS WHITEFLY (noun)
The noun CITRUS WHITEFLY has 1 sense:
1. whitefly that attacks citrus trees
Familiarity information: CITRUS WHITEFLY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Whitefly that attacks citrus trees
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
citrus whitefly; Dialeurodes citri
Hypernyms ("citrus whitefly" is a kind of...):
whitefly (minute insect that feeds on plant juices; related to scale insects)
Holonyms ("citrus whitefly" is a member of...):
Aleyrodes; genus Aleyrodes (type genus of the Aleyrodidae)
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