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Wingless Female Aphid Crossword Clue

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33%8 Grub-like wingless female beetle with luminous organs
noun

• the luminous larva or wingless grub-like female of a firefly

28%13Female insects are wingless and immobile
noun

• cochineal insects

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New York Times18 Feb 1988 Down 45 APTERA
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