noun
whiteflies
• Syn: ↑family Aleyrodidae
• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Homoptera, ↑suborder Homoptera
• Member Meronyms:
↑Aleyrodes, ↑genus Aleyrodes, ↑whitefly, ↑Dialeurodes, ↑genus Dialeurodes, ↑Trialeurodes, ↑genus Trialeurodes, ↑Bemisia, ↑genus Bemisia
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\\ˌaləˈrädəˌdē\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin Aleyrodes, type genus + -idae
: a family of minute homopterous insects winged as adults with the body and wings covered with a white powdery wax, the larvae being initially motile but after the first molt resembling unarmored scales and, like these, feeding on plant juices — compare citrus whitefly, greenhouse whitefly
Useful english dictionary. 2012.