aphid in Japanese
aphid in Japanese is 油虫 — aphid means a tiny soft-bodied insect that feeds by sucking sap from plants, often clustering in large numbers on new shoots and doing serious damage in gardens and crops.
aphid in Japanese
油虫
Pronounced: aburamushi
A sap-sucking insect pest of the superfamily Aphidoidea; an aphidian.
What does "aphid" mean?
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noun A tiny soft-bodied insect that feeds by sucking sap from plants, often clustering in large numbers on new shoots and doing serious damage in gardens and crops.
"The rose buds were black with aphids."
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aphid in a sentence
- The rose buds were black with aphids.
- Ladybirds will clear an aphid infestation faster than any spray.
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What is "aphid" in Japanese?
"aphid" in Japanese is 油虫. aphid means: A tiny soft-bodied insect that feeds by sucking sap from plants, often clustering in large numbers on new shoots and doing serious damage in gardens and crops.
How do you pronounce 油虫?
"aphid" in Japanese is 油虫, pronounced "aburamushi".
How do you use "aphid" in a sentence?
Example: "The rose buds were black with aphids." In Japanese, "aphid" is 油虫.
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