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a•del•gid
Pronunciation: (u-del'jid), [key]—
n.
any of various homopterous insects of the family Adelgidae, as
Adelges abietis (spruce gall aphid) and
Pineus pinifoliae (pine leaf aphid), that feed and form galls on conifers.
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