noun
type genus of the Aleyrodidae
• Syn: ↑genus Aleyrodes
• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Aleyrodidae, ↑family Aleyrodidae
• Member Meronyms: ↑citrus whitefly, ↑Dialeurodes citri
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\\ˌaləˈrō(ˌ)dēz\ nounUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Greek aleurōdēs like flour, from aleuron flour — more at aleuro-
: the type genus of Aleyrodidae including several pests of cultivated plants
Useful english dictionary. 2012.