spruce gall aphid

noun

See under adelgid.
Also called spruce gall adelgid.

Words nearby spruce gall aphid

spruance, spruce, spruce beer, spruce beetle, spruce budworm, spruce gall aphid, spruce grouse, spruce pine, spruce sawfly, spruce up, spruce-up

Definition for spruce gall aphid (2 of 2)

adelgid
[ uh-del-jid ]
/ əˈdɛl dʒɪd /

noun

any of various homopterous insects of the family Adelgidae, as Adelges abietis (spruce gall aphid) and Pineus pinifoliae (pine leaf aphid), that feed and form galls on conifers.

Origin of adelgid

< New Latin Adelgidae, equivalent to Adelg(es) a genus name (apparently < Greek ádel(os) unseen, invisible ( a- a-6 + dêlos visible, clear) + New Latin -ges < ?: unexplained by the name's originator) + -idae -id2