alienicola

noun
alien·​ic·​o·​la
plural alienicolae\ -​ˌlē \

Definition of alienicola

: a foreign inhabitant specifically : an aphid of a seasonally migrating species (such as Aphis rumicis) that is developed and lives on the secondary or summer host plant, producing living young asexually

First Known Use of alienicola

circa 1928, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for alienicola

New Latin, from Latin alienus foreign + -i- + -cola (from colere to cultivate, dwell)

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