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planthopper

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of many insects, of superfamily Fulgoroidea, that bear a remarkable resemblance to leaves and are capable of prodigious leaps.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1997, Rosamond L. Naylor, Paul R. Ehrlich, Chapter 9: Natural Pest Control Services and Agriculture, Gretchen Daily (editor), Nature's Services: Societal Dependence On Natural Ecosystems, page 156, Cumulative losses from the brown planthopper have been estimated in the hundreds of millions of dollars (Denno and Perfect 1994) and accounted in 1990 for some 6 percent of the total value foregone from all biotic and abiotic factors that reduce rice production (Herdt 1991).

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

related to the leafhoppers and spittlebugs but rarely damages cultivated plants

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: plant hopper

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: homopterous insect, homopteran

Narrower terms: treehopper, lantern fly, lantern-fly

History

Etymology

From plant + hopper.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: Spitzkopfzikade — a type of insect
  • Māori: kiritaitea — a type of insect