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PSYLLID
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small active cicada-like insect with hind legs adapted for leaping; feeds on plant juices
Synonyms:
jumping plant louse; psylla; psyllid
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("psyllid" is a kind of...):
louse; plant louse (any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants)
Holonyms ("psyllid" is a member of...):
Chermidae; family Chermidae; family Psyllidae; Psyllidae (jumping plant lice)
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