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Aphelinus

noun
Aph·​e·​li·​nus | \ˌafəˈlīnəs, -ēn-\

Definition of Aphelinus 

: a genus of hymenopterous flies that is the type of the family Aphelinidae and that includes a species (A. mali) important in the biological control of the woolly apple aphid

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History and Etymology for Aphelinus

New Latin, from Greek aphelēs smooth (from a- a- entry 2 + -phelēs, from phelleus stony ground) + Latin -inus -ine; probably akin to Latin follis bellows

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