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psylla
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun psylla has 1 sense
- psylla(n = noun.animal) jumping plant louse, psyllid - small active cicada-like insect with hind legs adapted for leaping; feeds on plant juices; Array is a kind of louse, plant louse
is a member of chermidae, family chermidae, family psyllidae, psyllidae
CIDE DICTIONARY
psylla, n. [NL., from Gr. a flea.].
Any leaping plant louse of the genus Psylla , or family Psyllidæ . [1913 Webster]
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