Definition of Adelphocoris
:a widely distributed genus of rather small mirid bugs including a number of species destructive to economic plants (as the alfalfa plant bug)
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Adelphocoris
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Ad·el·phoc·o·ris
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ˌa-dᵊl-ˈfä-kə-rəs
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Origin and Etymology of adelphocoris
New Latin, from adelpho- + Greek koris bug
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