PSYLLA - Definition

WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] small active cicada-like insect with hind legs adapted for leaping; feeds on plant juices

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	Synonyms:	jumping plant louse, psyllid

	See Also:	Chermidae, family Chermidae, family Psyllidae, louse, plant louse, Psyllidae

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Psyl"la\, n.; pl. {Psyll[ae]}. [NL., from Gr. ? a flea.] (Zo["o]l.) Any leaping plant louse of the genus {Psylla}, or family {Psyllid[ae]}.