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Meaning of aphidicide | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Any man-made substance that kills aphids.
  2. The act of killing aphids.
    rare

Examples

“Aphids can be controlled by spraying with a modern (targetted) aphidicide early in the season, as a routine precaution, or soft soap sprays can be used on a regular basis.”
“Lacewings, the beautiful, iridescent "nerve-winged" insects of the order Neuroptera, produce larvae that specialize in aphidicide, though they won't pass up ...”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

aphidicolin aphidid aphidiid aphidiine aphidine aphidoid

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