Editing Aphid (section)

==Etymology==

[[File:Aphis koris.svg|thumb|upright=0.5|Probable etymology of 'aphis' by misreading Greek κόρῐς as αφῐς<ref name="Oxford Dict"/>]]

The name aphid is from [[Carl Linnaeus]]'s modern Latin, most likely from misreading the Middle Greek κόρῐς, koris, 'bug' as αφῐς, aphis.<ref name="Oxford Dict">{{cite web |title=aphid noun |url=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/aphid |publisher=Oxford Dictionaries |access-date=21 February 2025 |quote=late 19th cent.: back-formation from aphides, plural of aphis modern Latin, from Greek, perhaps a misreading of koris ‘bug’ (interpreting the characters κoρ ‘kor’ as αϕ ‘aph’).}}</ref>