alienicola

noun

alien·​ic·​o·​la

plural alienicolae

-ˌlē

: a foreign inhabitant

specifically : an aphid of a seasonally migrating species (such as Aphis rumicis) that is developed and lives on the secondary or summer host plant, producing living young asexually

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin alienus foreign + -i- + -cola (from colere to cultivate, dwell)

First Known Use

circa 1928, in the meaning defined above

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