LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

aphidicolus

aphidicolus (feminine aphidicola, neuter aphidicolum)
Classical[a.pʰɪˈdɪ.kɔ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[a.fiˈdiː.ko.lus]

Meaning

  1. New Latinadjectivethat lives within aphids (often as a symbiont)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeaphidicolusaphidicolaaphidicolum
genitiveaphidicolīaphidicolaeaphidicolī
dativeaphidicolōaphidicolaeaphidicolō
accusativeaphidicolumaphidicolamaphidicolum
ablativeaphidicolōaphidicolāaphidicolō
vocativeaphidicoleaphidicolaaphidicolum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeaphidicolīaphidicolaeaphidicola
genitiveaphidicolōrumaphidicolārumaphidicolōrum
dativeaphidicolīsaphidicolīsaphidicolīs
accusativeaphidicolōsaphidicolāsaphidicola
ablativeaphidicolīsaphidicolīsaphidicolīs
vocativeaphidicolīaphidicolaeaphidicola

Origins

From aphid + colō (“to inhabit”).

Quick answers

What does aphidicolus mean in Latin?
aphidicolus, a adjective, means “that lives within aphids (often as a symbiont)”.
How do you pronounce aphidicolus?
In classical Latin, [a.pʰɪˈdɪ.kɔ.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [a.fiˈdiː.ko.lus].