how to pronounce aphid

/ˈɛɪ.fɪd/

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aphid is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of aphid in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… crane which aphid just sounds like food …”

meanings of aphid

noun:

Sapsucking pest insect of the superfamily Aphidoidea; an aphidian.

aphid frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word aphid occurs in english on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.