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English: Probable etymology of the Modern Latin 'aphis' by Linnaeus's misreading of Middle Greek κόρῐς, koris, 'bug' as αφῐς, aphis. |
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| Author | Chiswick Chap |
aphid noun. Oxford Dictionaries. Retrieved on 21 February 2025. "late 19th cent.: back-formation from aphides, plural of aphis modern Latin, from Greek, perhaps a misreading of koris ‘bug’ (interpreting the characters κoρ ‘kor’ as αϕ ‘aph’)."
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