woolly aphid

woolly aphid
1. any plant louse of the family Aphididae, characterized by a waxy secretion that appears like a jumbled mass of fine, curly, white cottony or woolly threads, as Eriosoma lanigerum (woolly apple aphid or American blight) and Prociphilus tessellatus (woolly alder aphid).
2. any of various aphids that produce white waxy threads, as Adelges piceae (balsam woolly aphid).
[1835-45]

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  • woolly aphid — noun Date: 1842 any of several aphids (especially genus Eriosoma) covered with a dense coat of white filaments called also woolly aphis …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • woolly aphid — wool′ly a′phid n. ent any of various aphids that produce white waxy threads • Etymology: 1835–45 …   From formal English to slang

  • balsam woolly aphid — noun a variety of adelgid • Syn: ↑Adelges piceae • Hypernyms: ↑adelgid • Member Holonyms: ↑Adelges, ↑genus Adelges * * * noun : an aphid ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • balsam woolly aphid. — See under woolly aphid (def. 2). * * * …   Universalium

  • balsam woolly aphid. — See under woolly aphid (def. 2) …   Useful english dictionary

  • Aphid — This article is about the insect. For other uses, see Aphid (disambiguation). Aphids Temporal range: Permian–Present …   Wikipedia

  • woolly plant louse — noun secretes a waxy substance like a mass of fine curly white cotton or woolly threads • Syn: ↑woolly aphid • Hypernyms: ↑aphid • Hyponyms: ↑woolly apple aphid, ↑American blight, ↑Eriosoma lanigerum, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • woolly apple aphid — noun primarily a bark feeder on aerial parts and roots of apple and other trees • Syn: ↑American blight, ↑Eriosoma lanigerum • Hypernyms: ↑woolly aphid, ↑woolly plant louse • Member Holonyms: ↑Eriosoma, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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