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PRONUNCIATION OF GREENFLIES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GREENFLIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Greenflies is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GREENFLIES

greenbrier
greenbug
greencloth
Greene
greener
greeneries
greenery
greenfield
greenfield site
greenfinch
greenfly
greengage
Greengrass
greengrocer
greengrocery
Greenham Common
greenhand
greenhead
greenheart
greenhorn

WORDS THAT END LIKE GREENFLIES

as the crow flies
barflies
blackflies
blowflies
botflies
butterflies
damselflies
dobsonflies
dragonflies
drink with the flies
families
fireflies
flies
gadflies
horseflies
houseflies
mayflies
sandflies
sawflies
stoneflies
whiteflies

Synonyms and antonyms of greenflies in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «greenflies» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GREENFLIES

Find out the translation of greenflies to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of greenflies from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «greenflies» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

greenflies
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pulgones
570 millions of speakers

English

greenflies
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

greenflies
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

greenflies
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тли
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

greenflies
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

greenflies
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pucerons
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hijau
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Blattläuse
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

greenflies
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

greenflies
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Greenflies
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

greenflies
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

greenflies
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ग्रीनफली
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

greenflies
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

greenflies
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

greenflies
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

попелиці
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

greenflies
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

greenflies
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bladluizen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

greenflies
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

greenflies
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of greenflies

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GREENFLIES»

The term «greenflies» is used very little and occupies the 167.195 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GREENFLIES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «greenflies» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «greenflies» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about greenflies

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GREENFLIES»

Discover the use of greenflies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to greenflies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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International Perspectives On Early Childhood Education And Care
Child B informed him, 'You may put some greenflies in the cage 'cos ladybirds eat them.' The teacher beside them asked, 'B, where are the greenflies? Please tell us.' Then, Child B pointed in their direction, 'Here, here.' Child A picked up a ...
Georgeson, Jan, Payler, Jane, 2013
2
Biology: Teacher Resource Pack
B16. Greenflies and ladybirds, an example of biological control Greenflies, or aphids, are well known garden pests. They suck plant juices, attacking the tender young shoots and leaves. A single rose plant may be covered with hundreds of ...
M. B. V. Roberts, Neil Ingram, 2002
3
The Food Cycle
Once you have a list of animals that visit the plant, work out which animals are their predators. For example, you may have found a plant that has greenflies living on its stem. Ladybugs feed on greenflies and sparrows feed on greenflies.
Sally Morgan, 2009
4
Science: Eyww Sci Disc S2 Tb
Here is an example of a food web for animals and plants living in a grassland habitat: mm Caterpillars, snails and greenflies eat green plants. Frogs eat caterpillars and greenflies. Ladybird beetles eat greenflies. Small birds eat ladybirds, ...
Heyworth
5
English Language for ICSE Students Classes IX & X
The duties of these ants include keeping the nest in good order and cleaning and feeding the queen. Jet ants settle in hollow trees where they build papery structures to live in. In these trees they keep herds of greenflies which they actually ...
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Maximum Marks Maximum Knowledge in English: Language Paper - I
As a result, surplus sugar forms in their bodies which they excrete through their rear ends. This so-called honeydew is the jet ants' main source of nourishment. In return, the ants see to it that the greenflies don't get stuck fast in their own honey ...
H.L. Chopra
7
Challenges and Opportunities for Organic Agriculture and the ...
But, we can see important differences about the number of greenflies. We observe that it's in the area of Paule (in Brittany centre) we have captured the less greenflies during the crop. These data ratify the observations that we can do on the ...
‎2004
8
Biological Emergences: Evolution by Natural Experiment
The emergence of Aphidoidea, the aphids or greenflies, at the end of the Permian, c. 250 MYA (million years ago), seems to have been triggered by the acquisition of Buchnera, a proteobacterial symbiont that could compensate for the ...
Robert G. B. Reid, 2007
9
Biology for CXC
We call this chemical control. 2 By making use of another organism which kills the pests. We call this biological control. Biological control Greenflies (aphids) suck plant juices. They can damage crops and are therefore a nuisance to humans.
M.B.V. Roberts, June Mitchelmore, 2000
10
Biology
That would be biological control. The cat would be serving as a biological control agent. Here is a more serious example. Greenflies (aphids) damage plants. Now greenflies are eaten by ladybirds and their larvae. So if ladybirds are released ...
Michael Roberts, Neil Ingram, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GREENFLIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term greenflies is used in the context of the following news items.
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GM crops do not always work as expected
Aphids are sometimes called plant lice, greenflies, blackflies, or whiteflies. They are highly destructive to many types of plants, literally eating ... «Digital Journal, Jun 15»
2
Keep trying, says Shropshire MP Owen Paterson after GM trials fail
The bugs – such as greenflies – simply learned to ignore the smell, which was derived from the peppermint plant. The cost of the project, which ... «shropshirestar.com, Jun 15»
3
Paris daisy brings a sparkle to summer
Paris daisy also does very well in pots in a conservatory, but watch for greenflies, which can do a lot of damage, weakening the plants and ... «Irish Independent, Jun 15»
4
There's So Much Gross Stuff in Your Food
So yes, it's fine if your salad has a few greenflies because experts say what you really need to worry about are the contaminants you can't see. «GoodHousekeeping.com, Jun 15»
5
Natural Dorset: Stunning beetles
Ladybirds are considered one of the most useful insects of the bug world, as they feed on the pests of the garden such as greenflies (known as ... «Blackmore Vale Magazine, Jun 15»
6
Stunning Photos Reveal Beauty in Medicine
Greenflies (aphid) have a pair of compound eyes for accurate perception of movement. The small protrusion coming from the side of the eye is ... «Live Science, Mar 15»
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Wellcome Image Awards 2015 Celebrate Science As Art (PHOTOS …
Scanning electron micrograph of a greenfly eye. Greenflies (aphid) have a pair of compound eyes for accurate perception of movement. «The Weather Channel, Mar 15»
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These award-winning science pictures are mesmerizing
Greenflies (aphid) have a pair of compound eyes for accurate perception of movement. The small protrusion coming from the side of the eye is ... «Toronto Sun, Mar 15»
9
Wellcome Image awards 2015 – in pictures
Scanning electron micrograph of a greenfly eye. Greenflies (aphid) have a pair of compound eyes for accurate perception of movement. «The Guardian, Mar 15»
10
8 ways how you can make use of banana peels
Gardeners are of the opinion that banana peels control aphids like greenflies, blackflies and whiteflies. You can sprinkle them around your ... «Times of India, Jan 15»

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