whitefly

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noun

Any of various small insects of the family Aleyrodidae that have long wings, and a white body; often a garden pest

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Meanings

nounwhitefly (plural whiteflies)

plural whiteflies

  1. Any of various small insects of the family Aleyrodidae that have long wings, and a white body; often a garden pest

Origin

From white + fly.

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Translations

Catalan mosca blanca
  • mosca blancaAny of various Aleyrodidae
Danish mellus
  • mellusAny of various Aleyrodidae
Dutch witte vlieg
  • witte vliegAny of various Aleyrodidae
Finnish jauhiainen
  • jauhiainenAny of various Aleyrodidae
French mouche blanche, aleurode
  • mouche blancheAny of various Aleyrodidae
  • aleurodeAny of various Aleyrodidae
German Mottenschildlaus
  • MottenschildlausAny of various Aleyrodidae
Norwegian Bokmål mellus
  • mellusAny of various Aleyrodidae
Polish mączlik
  • mączlikAny of various Aleyrodidae
Russian белокры́лка
  • белокры́лка (belokrýlka)Any of various Aleyrodidae
Swedish mjöllus
  • mjöllusAny of various Aleyrodidae
Ukrainian білокри́лка
  • білокри́лка (bilokrýlka)Any of various Aleyrodidae
Cite this entry
APA

whitefly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whitefly

MLA

“whitefly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whitefly. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whitefly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whitefly.

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