fitoftirio.
(Of fito - and the Gr. ?, piojillo).
1. adj. Zool. He says of the hemipteran insects of small size, ápteros or four membranous wings, parasites of plants, which often cause great harm because they suck the SAP and obstruct their stomata; e.g., the phylloxera plague. U t. c. s.
2. m. pl. Zool. Group to which they belong these animals.
ORTOGR. ESCR. with may. initial.
