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APHIS Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
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APHIS
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
APHIS Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Aphis
(n.)
A genus of insects belonging to the order Hemiptera and family Aphidae, including numerous species known as plant lice and green flies.
(n.)
A genus of insects belonging to the order Hemiptera and family Aphidae, including numerous species known as plant lice and green flies.
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Aphis
Noun
1. type genus of the Aphididae: injurious to fruit trees and vegetables
(synonym) genus Aphis
(hypernym) arthropod genus
(member-holonym) Aphididae, family Aphididae
(member-meronym) apple aphid, green apple aphid, Aphis pomi
Noun
1. type genus of the Aphididae: injurious to fruit trees and vegetables
(synonym) genus Aphis
(hypernym) arthropod genus
(member-holonym) Aphididae, family Aphididae
(member-meronym) apple aphid, green apple aphid, Aphis pomi
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aphis
aphis
\a"phis\ (&?;), n.; pl. aphides (&?;). [nl.] (zo?l.) a genus of insects belonging to the order hemiptera and family aphid?, including numerous species known as plant lice and green flies.
note: besides the true males and females, there is a race of wingless asexual individuals which have the power of producing living young in rapid succession, and these in turn may produce others of the same kind for several generations, before sexual individuals appear. they suck the sap of plants by means of a tubular proboscis, and owing to the wonderful rapidity of their reproduction become very destructive to vegetation. many of the aphid? excrete honeydew from two tubes near the end of the body.
similar words(4)
wheat aphis
bean aphis
aphis lion
cabbage aphis
aphis
\a"phis\ (&?;), n.; pl. aphides (&?;). [nl.] (zo?l.) a genus of insects belonging to the order hemiptera and family aphid?, including numerous species known as plant lice and green flies.
note: besides the true males and females, there is a race of wingless asexual individuals which have the power of producing living young in rapid succession, and these in turn may produce others of the same kind for several generations, before sexual individuals appear. they suck the sap of plants by means of a tubular proboscis, and owing to the wonderful rapidity of their reproduction become very destructive to vegetation. many of the aphid? excrete honeydew from two tubes near the end of the body.
similar words(4)
wheat aphis
bean aphis
aphis lion
cabbage aphis
APHIS Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
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APHIS
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USA) Division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture that oversees protection of animal and plant resources, including transgenics. (see: BRS)
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USA) Division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture that oversees protection of animal and plant resources, including transgenics. (see: BRS)
APHIS Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Aphis
Aphis may refer to:
- Aphis, a genus of aphid species
- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) -- organizational unit of the USDA
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Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is an operating unit of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
APHIS' mission (2003): To protect the health and value of American agriculture and natural resources. (APHIS website)
APHIS aims to protect American animals, plants, and the agricultural industry by offering:
- Protection from invasive non-native plants, animals, insects, and diseases
- Monitoring and management of existing agricultural pests and diseases
- Resolution and management of trade issues related to animal or plant health
- Prevention or cessation of the inhumane treatment (of animals)
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