Talk:aphidian

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aphidian

Does aphidian (member of genus Aphidoidea, like an aphid) meet CFI? RJFJR 00:12, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

google books:aphidian suggests that the noun is usually capitalized as Aphidian, though there are some lowercase noun cites ([1] [2] [3]). It seems that more commonly, the lowercase version is an adjective; I'm not sure whether it's supposed to mean "of, pertaining to, or being an aphid" or "of, pertaining to, or resembling an aphid", or what exactly. (Do I understand your comment correctly as saying that as an adjective it means "like an aphid"? Because in some hits it can mean that, but in most it can't, quite.) —Ruakh_TALK 00:49, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

(I'm not sure. Looks like both a noun and an adjective. I figured I'd ask before making an entry rather than enter it and immediately send it to rfd.) RJFJR 17:53, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

Both a noun and adjective are fine. The OED lists it lowercase - but their only citation uses the Capitalised version (they are not too good at that sort of thing) SemperBlotto 17:57, 10 February 2008 (UTC)