: any of numerous very small soft-bodied homopterous insects (superfamily Aphidoidea) that suck the juices of plants
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Strawberries attract slugs and aphids and should be planted far away from cabbage.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 June 2025
The sugarcane aphid, or Melanaphis sacchari, is an insect barely one-sixteenth of an inch long, the thickness of a penny.
—Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
To prove this point, no male oleander aphids have yet been found.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 24 May 2025
Decentralized Systems Inspired By Ants Ants build cities, farm aphids and coordinate like tiny logistics pros—all without a boss.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 June 2025
The sugarcane aphid, or Melanaphis sacchari, is an insect barely one-sixteenth of an inch long, the thickness of a penny.
—Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
To prove this point, no male oleander aphids have yet been found.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 24 May 2025
Decentralized Systems Inspired By Ants Ants build cities, farm aphids and coordinate like tiny logistics pros—all without a boss.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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“Aphid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aphid. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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aphid
noun
ˈā-fəd 
also ˈaf-əd
: any of numerous small soft-bodied insects that suck the juices of plants
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