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Definition of Psyllid
1. Noun. Small active cicada-like insect with hind legs adapted for leaping; feeds on plant juices.
Generic synonyms: Louse, Plant Louse
Group relationships: Chermidae, Family Chermidae, Family Psyllidae, Psyllidae
Definition of Psyllid
1. Noun. A host-specific plant louse the family Psyllidae, which feeds on plant juices. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Psyllid
1. psylla [n -S] - See also: psylla
Lexicographical Neighbors of Psyllid
Literary usage of Psyllid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Monograph of the Jumping Plant-lice: Or Psyllidæ, of the New World by David Livingston Crawford (1914)
"A psyllid Gall on Rhamnus alaternus erroneously attributed to a ... A New
Gall-Making psyllid from India. Zeit. f. Insekt. ..."
2. The Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science by Iowa Academy of Science (1894)
"At different times small white larv£e were found in the cell with and devouring
the psyllid larva. Upon further examination it was found that the cause for ..."
3. Hawaii Integrated Biofuels Research Program: Final Report by Patrick K. Takahashi (1995)
"SET 87-5 LEUCAENA psyllid TRIAL This trial was established at Waimanalo in July
1987 to evaluate the psyllid resistance of ten Leucaena species and three ..."
4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1896)
"After reviewing the literature on the subject he discussed the various forms of
cases spun by these psyllid ... Another psyllid, the ..."
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