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family Aleyrodidae

family Aleyrodidae

9.3
Small insects called whiteflies that suck plant sap and often damage crops
  • noun
  • /ˈfæmɪli ˌeɪliˈrɒdɪdi/
  • Specialized
translation icon : familia Aleyrodidae
  • The greenhouse tomato plants were infested with family Aleyrodidae, damaging their growth.

Examples

  • Many insecticides are formulated specifically to target pests from family Aleyrodidae.

  • Entomologists study family Aleyrodidae to better understand agricultural pest control.

  • The family Aleyrodidae consists of many species.

  • Many plants are affected by the family Aleyrodidae.

  • Entomologists study family Aleyrodidae to better understand agricultural pest control.

  • Many insecticides are formulated specifically to target pests from family Aleyrodidae.

  • The greenhouse tomato plants were infested with family Aleyrodidae, damaging their growth.

Synonyms

Aleyrodidae
vsfamily Aleyrodidae
  • Specialized
9.9

Small insects called whiteflies that suck plant sap and harm crops

includes pests of various plants beyond just crops

Surface Forms

family Aleyrodidae singular
families Aleyrodidae plural

Morphology

family + Aleyrodidae

This is directly compositional: 'family' denotes a taxonomic grouping and 'Aleyrodidae' names the group (whiteflies), so the phrase literally means a family of Aleyrodidae species. Taxonomic naming conventions are regular and cross-linguistically familiar, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Family Aleyrodidae is a name that literally puts family, meaning a group, before Aleyrodidae, the insects people call 'whiteflies'. Think of tiny white bugs that suck plant sap, and that image explains why the term means this group of small plant pests.