Definition of Liriomyza
:a genus of agromyzid flies having larvae that are leaf miners and that include several economically important pests of cultivated plants — see pea leaf miner
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Liriomyza
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Lir·i·o·my·za
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Origin and Etymology of liriomyza
New Latin, from Greek leirion, lirion, lily + New Latin -myza
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