spotted alfalfa aphid: Meaning and Definition of

spot'ted alfal'fa a"phid

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  1. a pale yellowish aphid, Therioaphis maculata, of the southern U.S., esp. west of the Mississippi River, that is marked with black spots and has fine spines on its back: a pest mainly of alfalfa and some other legumes, as clover.
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