aleurodid

noun

aleu·​ro·​did

ə-ˈlu̇r-ə-dəd,

-ˌdid

plural -s

: aleyrodid

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Aleurodidae

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

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