Definition of Froghoppers

1. Noun. (plural of froghopper) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Froghoppers

1. froghopper [n] - See also: froghopper

Lexicographical Neighbors of Froghoppers

frogfish
frogfishes
frogged
froggeries
froggery
froggier
froggies
froggiest
froggily
frogginess
frogging
froggings
froggish
froggy
froghopper
froghoppers (current term)
froglet
froglets
froglike
frogling
froglings
frogly
frogman
frogmarch
frogmarched
frogmarches
frogmarching
frogmen
frogmouth
frogmouths

Literary usage of Froghoppers

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Guide to Methods of Insect Life and Prevention and Remedy of Insect Ravage by Eleanor Anne Ormerod (1884)
"The froghoppers or Cuckoo Flies, some of which are very hurtful to Hops, ... In the first section the insects which concern us the most are the froghoppers. ..."

2. Bulletin by Maine Agricultural Experiment Station (1917)
"BULLETIN 254 STUDIES OF LIFE HISTORIES OF froghoppers OF MAINE. ... The species of froghoppers common in meadows belong tc two species, Philaenus lineatus ..."

3. Entomological News and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Entomological Section (1914)
"1'J. Kershaw, JC— Notes on froghoppers, ... Urich, FW—The sugar cane froghoppers and biological notes on some ..."

4. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"... and related to the goosefish (qv), itself sometimes called "fishing frog." froghoppers, or FROTH-FLIES, minute plant-feeding ..."

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