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n. pl. [NL. aphis, plant-louse]Fat soluble pigments derived from various aphids that impart a purple or black color to the whole insect.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
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aphidilutein — n. [NL. aphis, plant louse; L. luteus, yellow] The yellowish liquid found in plant lice; see aphins … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
quinone biochrome — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) Quinone pigments: anthraquinones formed from the condensation of three benzene rings, and aphins, with a nucleus of seven condensed benzene rings; see cochineal … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
