Liriomyza

noun

Lir·​i·​o·​my·​za

-ˈmīzə

: a genus of agromyzid flies having larvae that are leaf miners and that include several economically important pests of cultivated plants see pea leaf miner

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek leirion, lirion, lily + New Latin -myza

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