PSYLLA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Small active cicada-like insect with hind legs adapted for leaping; feeds on plant juices

Synonyms:

jumping plant louse; psylla; psyllid

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

louse; plant louse (any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants)

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

Chermidae; family Chermidae; family Psyllidae; Psyllidae (jumping plant lice)

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