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GENUS PHYLLOXERA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Phylloxera mean?
• GENUS PHYLLOXERA (noun)
The noun GENUS PHYLLOXERA has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Phylloxeridae: plant lice
Familiarity information: GENUS PHYLLOXERA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Phylloxeridae: plant lice
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Phylloxera; Phylloxera
Hypernyms ("genus Phylloxera" is a kind of...):
arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "genus Phylloxera"):
grape louse; grape phylloxera; Phylloxera vitifoleae (destructive to various grape plants)
Holonyms ("genus Phylloxera" is a member of...):
family Phylloxeridae; Phylloxeridae (plant lice)
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