Phylloxera
phyl·lo·xera
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type genus of the Phylloxeridae: plant lice
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From the original, superseded genus name translingual Phylloxera, from Ancient Greek φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”) + ξηρός (xērós, “dry”).
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