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Psyllidae

noun

jumping plant lice

• Syn: ↑family Psyllidae, ↑Chermidae, ↑family Chermidae

• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Homoptera, ↑suborder Homoptera

• Member Meronyms: ↑jumping plant louse, ↑psylla, ↑psyllid

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\\-ləˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Psylla, type genus + -idae

: a family of homopterous insects comprising the jumping plant lice and having long usually 10-jointed antennae, forewings that are thickened and often feathery, and the femora thickened and adapted for leaping

Useful english dictionary. 2012.