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PSYLLIDAE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Synonyms:
Chermidae; family Chermidae; family Psyllidae; Psyllidae
Classified under:
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)