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Definition of Jassid
1. Noun. A variety of leafhopper.
Definition of Jassid
1. any of a family of plant pests [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jassid
| jaspery jaspes jaspidean jaspideous jaspilite jaspilites jaspis jaspises jasplakinolide jaspoid | jasponyx jasps jaspé jasy jataka jatakas jati jato jatos jatropha | jatrophas jatrophic jatrorrhizine jats jau gok jauk |
Literary usage of Jassid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Psyche: A Journal of Entomology by Cambridge Entomological Club (1909)
"The stems containing the jassid eggs was placed in a vial for further ...
The jassid eggs were sent to Professor Herbert Osborn who replied that the eggs ..."
2. The Review of Applied Entomology by Commonwealth Institute of Entomology, Imperial Bureau of Entomology (1916)
"... Girault, reared from jassid eggs and parasitic on the eggs of the chinch bug
... ap. n., from jassid eggs; ..."
3. Notes on Some Fijian Insects by Frederick Muir (1906)
"Basal joint of front tarsi about equal to the fourth joint, thin basal portion
of front trochanters short, chelae normal for jassid parasites. ..."
4. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1907)
"Ball (1900) described as var. paeta a red individual of the green jassid ... Mr.
William T. Davis has loaned me series of specimens of the jassid ..."
5. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1876)
"... and another jassid or leaf hopper; 6 caterpillars which were doing all in
their power to eat up the leaves remaining on the vines; ..."
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