phylloxera
phylloxera noun. [fɪlɒk'sɪǝrǝ, fɪ'lɒksǝrǝ]
Irregular Forms: (pl) phylloxerae
(جانور شناسی). شته مو، شته، کرم
phylloxera noun.
[fɪlɒk'sɪǝrǝ, fɪ'lɒksǝrǝ] M19.[mod. Latin Phylloxera (see below), from PHYLLO- + Greek xēros dry.]An insect now or formerly included in the homopteran gall-forming genus
Phylloxera (family Phylloxeridae);
esp. (more fully
grape phylloxera,
vine phylloxera)
Viteus vitifolii, a destructive pest of vines.
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