Mordwilkoja

noun

Mord·​wil·​ko·​ja

ˌmȯ(r)dwə̇lˈkōjə,

mȯ(r)dˈwilkəjə

: a genus of aphids that cause disfiguring galls on cottonwood in western North America

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Aleksandr K. Mordvilko †1938 Russian entomologist

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