See Also: aphidophagous(medicine)

Thessalonian (iou) and aphidophagous (medicine)


Thessalonian (iou)



Thessalonian noun & adjective. E16.
[Irreg. from Latin Thessalonica, Greek Thessalonike (see below) + -AN.]
A. noun. A native or inhabitant of ancient Thessalonica (now Salonica), a port in NE Greece. In pl. (treated as sing.), either of St Paul's two Epistles to the Thessalonians, books of the New Testament. E16.
b. adjective. Of or pertaining to ancient Thessalonica or its inhabitants. L19.

aphidophagous (medicine)


aphidophagous
<zoology> Feeding upon aphides, or plant lice, as do beetles of the family Coccinellidae.

Origin: Aphis + Gr. To eat.

Source: Websters Dictionary