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APHROPHORA

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Meaning:

A genus of Cercopidae

Synonyms:

Aphrophora; genus Aphrophora

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Aphrophora" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Aphrophora"):

pine spittlebug (North American insect that attacks pines)

Aphrophora saratogensis; Saratoga spittlebug (feeds on pines in northern United States)

Holonyms ("Aphrophora" is a member of...):

Cercopidae; family Cercopidae (froghoppers or spittlebugs)

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