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Word: Adelgid
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1920s: from family name Adelgidae, perhaps from Greek adelos ‘unseen’ + gē ‘earth’
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Phonetic Spelling:
aˈdɛldʒɪd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an insect of the family Adelgidae, which comprises sap-feeding hemipteran insects resembling aphids.
Short Definition:insect of family Adelgidae, which comprises sap-feeding hemipteran insects resembling aphids
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