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Any of the host-specific plant-feeding insects of the family Psyllidae, which feed on plant juices.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- 1995, J. W. Beardsley, K. S. Hagen, J. R. Leeper, R, L. Tassan, 17: Acacia Psyllid, James Robert Nechols (editor), Biological Control in the Western United States, page 91, The acacia psyllid, Acizzia uncatoides (Ferris & Klyver) (formerly Psylla uncatoides), feeds primarily on the young terminal growth of Acacia and Albizia species.
- 2006, Elizabeth Grafton-cardwell, Asian Citrus Psyllid, ANR Publication 8205, University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, page 3, Psyllids extract large quantities of sap from the plant as they feed and produce copious amounts of honeydew.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: jumping plant louse
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: insect, arthropod, bug, invertebrate, animal, creature
small active cicada-like insect with hind legs adapted for leaping; feeds on plant juices
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: jumping plant louse, psylla
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: plant louse, louse
From translingual Psyllidae, from Ancient Greek ψύλλα (psúlla).
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
بْسِيلَّا
(bsīllā)
— any species of family Psyllidae
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Finnish:
kemppi
— any species of family Psyllidae
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Finnish:
lehtikemppi
— any species of family Psyllidae
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German:
Blattfloh
— any species of family Psyllidae
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Korean:
나무이
(namu'i)
— any species of family Psyllidae
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Navajo:
aniłtʼánii yázhí
— any species of family Psyllidae
