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Noun: whitefly  'wIt,flI
  1. Minute insect that feeds on plant juices; related to scale insects

Derived forms: whiteflies

Type of: homopteran, homopterous insect

Part of: Aleyrodidae, family Aleyrodidae

Encyclopedia: Whitefly

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