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noun
Any of various small insects of the family Aleyrodidae that have long wings, and a white body; often a garden pest
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
minute insect that feeds on plant juices; related to scale insects
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: homopterous insect, homopteran
Narrower terms: citrus whitefly, Dialeurodes citri, greenhouse whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum, sweet-potato whitefly
History
From white + fly.
Across languages
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
