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Definition: Aphis |
AphisNoun1. Type genus of the Aphididae: injurious to fruit trees and vegetables. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Aphis \A"phis\, noun; plural Aphides. [New Latin]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Agriculture | Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
APHIS | English | Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service | Food & Agriculture, Medicine |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonym: AphisSynonym: genus Aphis (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Deterioration | Decay, dilapidation, ravages of time, wear and tear; corrosion, erosion; moldiness, rottenness; moth and rust, dry rot, blight, marasmus, atrophy, collapse; disorganization; delabrement; (destruction).; aphid, Aphis, plant louse, puceron; vinefretter, vinegrub. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Aphis |
| English words defined with "Aphis": Aphides, Aphis fabae, aphis lion, Aphis pomi ♦ Bean aphis, Black fly ♦ Cabbage aphis ♦ Dolphin fly ♦ genus Aphis ♦ Puceron ♦ Siphonet ♦ Wheat aphid, Wheat aphis. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "Aphis": Federal Noxious Weed Act ♦ Horse Protection Act ♦ Invasive species ♦ Pseudorabies. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Aphis" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. Latin (aphid, green, green dragon, green sickness, greened, greener, greenest, Indocyanine Green, Lissamine Green Dyes, plant, plant''s, putting green). |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | An APHIS animal helath technician checks sheep and lambs at a farm in rural Pennsylvania. Credit: USDA. |  | After a 36-year campaign, cattle fever ticks were finally declared eradicated from the United States in 1943. Today, the only remaining area where these ticks are found is a narrow strip of land along the Texas-Mexico border that has been quarantined ever since 1938. These cattle are going through a tick treatment bath at an APHIS facility in McAllen, Texas. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer.. |
 | The leaf beetle Diorhabda elongata is the first approved biological control agent for saltcedar in the United States. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Bob Richard, APHIS.. | ||
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Political Economy | CZECH REPUBLIC | Another problem with the pet food certificate is the bacterial testing requirement, which is stricter in the Czech Republic than in the EU. APHIS is currently in the process of negotiating possible changes to the Czech veterinary requirements A final bill in line with EU directives to regulate Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) entered into force January 1, 2001, including decrees regulating new GMO varieties for field testing that the Czech Republic continues to approve. (references) |
Trade | Bolivia | APHIS maintains a service office in the U.S. Embassy in Lima, Peru (Tel: [511-2] 211202; Fax: [511-2] 334635). (references) |
China | Contact Dale Maki, Tel: 86-10-6505-4575, Fax: 86-10-6505-4574. The APHIS website is http://www.aphis.usda.gov/. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Aphis" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Aphis" is used about 4 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 4 | 175,879 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "Aphis": Aphis brassicae ♦ Aphis fabae ♦ Aphis fable ♦ Aphis lion ♦ aphis pomi ♦ Bean aphis ♦ Cabbage aphis ♦ genus Aphis ♦ wheat aphis. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
aphis | 133 |
usda aphis | 37 |
aphis ppq usda | 5 |
aphis usda vs | 4 |
aphis species | 3 |
aphis gossypii | 3 |
aphis import permit plant | 3 |
aphis aphis photograph | 2 |
aphis spiraecola | 2 |
aphis photograph | 2 |
aphis job | 2 |
7001 aphis form | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "Aphis"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | въшка (louse), листна въшка (aphid, plant louse). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 蚜 (mussels, oysters). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | bladlus (aphid, plant louse). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | bladluis (aphid, plant louse). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | putkikirvat (aphid, plant louse). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | aphide (aphid), puceron (aphid). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Blattlaus (aphid, greenfly, plant louse). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | μελίγκρα (greenfly), αφίδα (aphid, green, plant, plant louse). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | כ ימות. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | levéltetû (blackfly, green-fly, plant louse). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | afide (aphid), pidocchio delle piante (aphid, green, plant, plant louse), gorgoglione (aphid, green, plant, plant louse). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | meeyl ghlass (greenfly). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | aphisay pulgão (blight). (various references) тля растительная (aphid), тля (aphid, aphids, greenfly, plant louse, plant-louse). (various references) vrsta biljne vaši. (various references) pulgón (fleam, greenfly, plant louse), áfido (aphid). (various references) bladlus (aphid, greenfly, plant louse, plantlouse). (various references) fidanbiti. (various references) тля (aphid), попелиця (aphid). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Aphididae. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words ending with "Aphis": raphis. (additional references) | |
Words containing "Aphis": calligraphist, calligraphists, epigraphist, epigraphists, polygraphist, polygraphists, telegraphist, telegraphists. (additional references) | |
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"Aphis" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: achis, affins, Af-i, Afic, afis, afiso, Aghia, ahas, ahis, Aihits, Alphie, amphib, Amphissa, apchin, Apcims, aph, apha, aphe, Aphek, aphi, Aphins, aphix, aphsia, asphas, Bphils, Maphis, Mphils, ophis, pahit, phis, Raphia, Raphus. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: apish, spahi. | |
| Words within the letters "a-h-i-p-s" | |
-1 letter: haps, hasp, hips, pash, phis, pias, pish, ship. | |
-2 letters: ais, ash, asp, hap, has, hip, his, pah, pas, phi, pia, pis, psi, sap, sha, sip, spa. | |
-3 letters: ah, ai, as, ha, hi, is, pa, pi, sh, si. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-h-i-p-s" | |
+1 letter: aphids, aspish, mishap, palish, parish, phasic, phasis, phials, poisha, raphis, spahis. | |
+2 letters: airship, aphasia, aphasic, aphesis, aphides, apishly, caliphs, dampish, diphase, dishpan, harpies, harpins, harpist, hasping, hatpins, inphase, isopach, kaliphs, mishaps, pachisi, palship, panfish, pariahs, pashing, peakish, phasing, phasmid, phobias, planish, raphias, raspish, rupiahs, sapphic, shaping, sharpie, shiplap, shipman, shipway, spathic, spinach, vampish, wampish, warship, waspish, whipsaw. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 70 68 69 73 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- .--. .... .. ... |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01110000 01101000 01101001 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A p h i s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0070 0068 0069 0073 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3582747585 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Bulgarian | речник, яснота, сила, очертания, дефиниция, транслация, превеждане, предаване, поддаване, тълкуване, огъване, превод | български, български език, българин, 保 利亚, bulgarer, bulgarialainen, bulgare, 'ούλγαρος, bolgár, bulgaro, Bulgeyragh, Bulgeyrish, болгарский, болгарин, bugarski jezik, bugarski, bugarka, bugarin, búlgaro, bulgar, bulgaristan ile ilgili, болгарський |
Chinese | 字典 , 定義 , 定义, 翻译 | китайски, 汉语, 中 , 漢 , 中國 , kineser, kiinalainen, Chinois, Chinesisch, Κινέζος, κινέζικα, κινέζικοσ, κινέζοσ, σινικόσ, kínai, cinese, Sheenish, Sheenagh, chinês, китайский, китаец, kineski jezik, kineski, chino, kinesisk, çinli, çince, çin ile ilgili, çin, китаянка, китайська мова, китайський, кита"ць |
Danish | ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelse | датски език, датски, 丹麦语, tanskalainen, danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, עו'ת שמרים, " י, dán, danese, Danvargish, Danvargagh, dinamarquês, датский, danski, danski jezik, danés, dansk, danimarkalı, danimarka dili, датський, датська мова |
Dutch | woordenboek, definitie, translatie | холандски, немски език, холандски език, холандците, немски, 菏蘭語 , 荷兰语, hollandsk, hollantilainen, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, "ול "י, holland, olandese, Ollanish, Germaanish, holandês, голландский, holanđanin, u škripcu, holandski, holandés, holländsk, alman, eş, flemenkçe, holandaca, hollanda, karı, hollandalı, hollandalılara özgü olan, Hollandali, hollanda'ya ait, голландська мова, голландський |
Finnish | määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutos | фински език, фински, 芬蘭語 , 芬兰语, suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, פי י, finn, finlandese, Fynlannish, Fynlannagh, finlandês, finês, финский, finski jezik, finski, finlandés, finés, finsk, fince, finlandiya'ya özgü, фінська мова, фінський |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | френски език, френски, 法國 , 法文 , 法語 , 法语, ranskalainen, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, צרפתית, צרפתי, francia, francese, Ny Frangee, Mooinjey ny Frank, francês, французский, francuski jezik, francuski, francuzi, francés, fransk, franska, fransızca, fransız, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransa ile ilgili, французька мова, французький |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | германски, немски език, немски, немец, роден, готически, германец, 德语, 德國 , 德文 , 德語 , tysker, Duitse, saksalainen, allemand, "ερμανός, 'רמ ית, 'רמ י, német, tedesco, Germaanish, Germaanagh, Garmane, Carmane, alemão, немецкий, germanski, alemán, tysk, alman, німкеня, німецький, німець |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | гръцки език, гръцки, грък, 希腊语, 希臘語 , græker, kreikkalainen, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, יו ית, יו י, görög, greco, Greagish, Greagagh, grego, греческий, грек, grčki, grk, grčki jezik, griego, grek, yunanistan'a ait, yunanca, yunan, Yunanli, yunanlı, Rumca, rum, грецький, гречанка, грецька мова |
Hebrew | אוצר מילים, "'"ר", "'בל", תור'מ ות, תר'ום, "עתק", "עתק | иврит, староеврейски език, древен жител на юдея, юдейски, израилтянин, евреин, староеврейски, юдей, 西伯来, 希伯來語 , joods, Hebreeuws, juutalainen, hébreu, hebräisch, Hebräer, εβραϊκόσ, εβραϊκά, εβραίοσ, עברי, עברית, zsidó, héber, izraelita, ebreo, ebraico, Ewagh, Ewnish, Ew, hebreu, hebraico, еврей, древнееврейский язык, древнееврейский, еврейский, hibru, hebreo, jude, hebreiska, hebreisk, musevi, ibranice, ibrani, іудей, іврит, старо"врейська мова, старо"врейський, "врейський, "врей |
Hungarian | szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordítás | унгарски език, унгарски, унгарец, 匈牙利语, 匈牙利語 , ungarer, Hongaarse, unkarilainen, hongrois, Ungar, Ούγγρος, "ו 'רי, magyar, ungherese, Ungaarish, Ungaaragh, венгр, венгерский, mađarski jezik, mađarski, mađar, húngaro, ungrare, macarca, macar, угорська мова, угорський, угорка, угорець |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | италиански език, италиански, италианец, 意大利 , 意大利語 , 意大利语, italiener, italialainen, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, איטלקית, איטלקי, olasz, italiano, Iddaalish, итальянский язык, итальянец, итальянский, italijan, italijanski jezik, italijanski, italiensk, italienska, italienare, italyanca, italyan, італі"ць, італійська мова, італійський, італійка |
Manx | fockleyr, geyrid, meenaghey, keeayllaght, baght | manx, mann-szigeti nyelv, Manninish, Manninagh, Gaelgagh, Yn Ghaelg, язык жителей о-ва мэн, с о-ва мэн, s ostrva mana, los habitantes de la isla de man, lengua de la isla de man, de la isla de man, från ön man, man adası, man dili, менський, менський діалект |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | португалски, португалски език, португалец, 葡萄牙語 , 葡萄牙人 , 葡萄牙语, portugiser, portugalilainen, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portugál, portoghese, Portiugish, Portiugagh, português, португальский, portugalski jezik, portugalac, portugalski, portugués, portugis, portekizce, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli, португальський, португальська мова, португалець |
Russian | словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение | руски език, руски, руснак, 俄語 , 俄文 , 俄语, russer, venäläinen, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, רוסי, orosz, russo, Rooshish, Rooshagh, русский, ruski jezik, ruski, ruso, ryss, Rusça, росіянка, росіянин, російська мова, російський |
Serbo-Croatian | leksikon, rečnik, definicija, tumačenje | 塞"维亚-克罗地亚语, 塞爾維亞克羅地亞語 , serbokroatisch, servo-croata, srpsko-hrvatski jezik, srpsko-hrvatski, serbokroatiska, serbokroatisk |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | испански език, испански, 西班牙語 , 西班牙文 , 西班牙语, Spaans, espanjalainen, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, ספר"ית, ספר"י, spanyol, spagnolo, Spaainish, Spaainagh, espanhol, испанский, španski, španski jezik, español, spanska språk, spansk, ispanyollar, ispanyol, ispanyolca, іспанський, іспанська мова |
Swedish | ordbok, lexikon, översättning | шведски, шведски език, швед, 瑞典語 , 瑞典语, Zweeds, ruotsalainen, suédois, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svéd, svedese, Soolynish, Soolynagh, шведский, švedski jezik, švedski, sueco, svensk, isveççe, isveç dili, isveç, Ísveçlí, шведська мова, шведський |
Turkish | sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercüme | турски език, турски, 土耳其語 , 土耳其, turkkilainen, turque, türkisch, τούρκικοσ, טורקי, török, Yn Turkish, Turkagh, турецкий, turski jezik, turski, turco, turkisk, türkçe, türk, турецький, турецька мова |
Ukrainian | словник, довідник, чіткість, тлумачення, виразність, визначення, дефініція, ясність, чітка чутність, процес перекладу, переклад, пояснення, переміщення | украинец, украински език, 乌克兰, Oekraïens, ukrainalainen, ukrainien, ukrainisch, ukrainerin, Ukrainer, ουκρανικόσ, Ουκρανός, ουκρανόσ, ukrán, ucraino, Ookraanagh, Ookraanish, ucraniano, украинский язык, украинский, украинец украинский, ukrajinski, ukrajina, ucranio, ukrainare, ukraynalı, ukrayna, ukraynaca, український, українець |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | английски език, английски, англичаните, 英语, 英國 , 英文 , 英 , 英語 , englantia, englantilainen, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, א 'לית, angol, inglese, Sostynagh, Sostnagh, Baarlagh, inglês, английский, engleski, englez, engleski jezik, inglés, engelsk, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce, англійський, англійці, англійська мова |
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