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PSYLLIDAE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Jumping plant lice

Synonyms:

Chermidae; family Chermidae; family Psyllidae; Psyllidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

arthropod family (any of the arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Psyllidae"):

jumping plant louse; psylla; psyllid (small active cicada-like insect with hind legs adapted for leaping; feeds on plant juices)

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

Homoptera; suborder Homoptera (plant lice (aphids); whiteflies; cicadas; leafhoppers; plant hoppers; scale insects and mealybugs; spittle insects)

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