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Aphid is an English word with synonyms like louse. Below you'll find 8 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Aphid in a sentence

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Aphid meaning

A sap-sucking insect pest of the superfamily Aphidoidea; an aphidian.

Synonyms of Aphid

plant louse louse

Using Aphid

  • The main meaning on this page is: A sap-sucking insect pest of the superfamily Aphidoidea; an aphidian.
  • Useful related words include: plant louse, louse.
  • In the example corpus, aphid often appears in combinations such as: an aphid, the aphid.

Context around Aphid

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 3 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Aphid

  • In this selection, "aphid" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, cochineal, key, conifer, jerky, season and predators stand out and add context to how "aphid" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include aphid season is and from an aphid the cochineal. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "aphid" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with aphid

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

It is a dye extracted from an aphid, the cochineal aphid. (11 words)

Such an aphid is not halal, not kosher, and certainly not vegetarian. (12 words)

Aphid season is upon us and you can use two different strategies to keep the numbers down. (17 words)

The leaves are also used by the woolly conifer aphid Adelges cooleyi ; this 0.5 mm long sap -sucking insect is conspicuous on the undersides of the leaves by the small white "fluff spots" of protective wax that it produces. (40 words)

In Saskatoon, the key aphid predators are ladybeetle adults and larvae, each of which can eat 50 to 120 aphids per day depending upon species, sex, size and larval stage. (30 words)

For example, the putative primary role of Buchnera is to synthesize essential amino acids that the aphid cannot acquire from its natural diet of plant sap. (26 words)

Example sentences (8)

It is a dye extracted from an aphid, the cochineal aphid.

If you can keep the ants out of the tree, the aphid and scale problem should go away.

Such an aphid is not halal, not kosher, and certainly not vegetarian.

Using mite fuzz, mushrooms, and aphid jerky the player can create food that gifts attack stamina, hunger reduction, and health regeneration.

Aphid season is upon us and you can use two different strategies to keep the numbers down.

In Saskatoon, the key aphid predators are ladybeetle adults and larvae, each of which can eat 50 to 120 aphids per day depending upon species, sex, size and larval stage.

For example, the putative primary role of Buchnera is to synthesize essential amino acids that the aphid cannot acquire from its natural diet of plant sap.

The leaves are also used by the woolly conifer aphid Adelges cooleyi ; this 0.5 mm long sap -sucking insect is conspicuous on the undersides of the leaves by the small white "fluff spots" of protective wax that it produces.

Common combinations with aphid

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "aphid" in a sentence?
An example: "It is a dye extracted from an aphid, the cochineal aphid." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "aphid" from authentic English texts.
What does "aphid" mean?
Aphid means: A sap-sucking insect pest of the superfamily Aphidoidea; an aphidian.
What are synonyms of "aphid"?
Common synonyms of "aphid" include: plant louse, louse.
How many example sentences with "aphid" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "aphid", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.