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symphilid

/ˈsɪm.fɪ.lɪd/

Tradução: Pequeno artrópode semelhante a uma centopeia que vive no solo e costuma atacar as raízes e outras partes subterrâneas de hortaliças e de cultivos em estufa.

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/ˈsɪm.fɪ.lɪd/formalscientific
  • ptPequeno artrópode semelhante a uma centopeia que vive no solo e costuma atacar as raízes e outras partes subterrâneas de hortaliças e de cultivos em estufa.

A minute arthropod often infesting the underground parts of truck-garden and greenhouse crops.

  1. Minute soil arthropodC2formalscientific

    A very small, pale, centipede-like arthropod of the order Symphyla, often found in soil and known to infest the roots and underground parts of greenhouse and garden crops.

    ptArtropode microscópico do solo

    • The farmer discovered a symphilid infestation in the greenhouse lettuce beds.
    • Symphilids can cause significant damage to the root systems of young plants.
    • Controlling symphilid populations often requires careful soil management.