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corn leaf aphid

noun

Definition of CORN LEAF APHID

:  a dusky greenish or brownish aphid (Rhopalosiphum maidis) that feeds on the flowers and foliage of various commercially important grasses (as corn)
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First Known Use of CORN LEAF APHID

circa 1939

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