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Amphid vs Aphid - What's the difference?

amphid | aphid |

As nouns the difference between amphid and aphid

is that amphid is (nematology) one of a pair of chemosensory sense organs positioned laterally on the head of a nematode while aphid is sapsucking pest insect of the superfamily aphidoidea ; an aphidian.

amphid

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (nematology) One of a pair of chemosensory sense organs positioned laterally on the head of a nematode

    • Hypernyms

    * sensillum

    Derived terms

    * amphidal

    Related terms

    * phasmid

    aphid

    English

    (wikipedia aphid)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Sapsucking pest insect of the superfamily Aphidoidea ; an aphidian.

    • See also

    * blackfly * greenfly * jumping plant louse * whiteflies