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jumping plant louse

jumping plant louse noun: synonym of psyllid.

jumping plant louse: synonym of psyllid
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Noun

jumping plant louse (plural jumping plant lice)

  1. Synonym of psyllid.
    • Two European leaf feeders, the jumping plant louse Psylla ulmi and the aphid Tinocallis platani,. are both normally restricted to Ulmus laevis.1983, R. H. Richens, Elm, page 64
    • However, since then devastating effects of the leucaena psyllid (Heteropsylla cubana), a tiny jumping plant louse, have been experienced in many areas where leucaena is grown.1997, I. Faridah Hanum, L.J.G Van der Maesen, editors, PROSEA : Plant Resources of South-East Asia, 11: Auxiliary Plants, page 179
    Synonyms:
    psyllid

Synonyms of jumping plant louse

Forms of jumping plant louse

pluraljumping plant lice

Questions about jumping plant louse

What does jumping plant louse mean?
Jumping plant louse means synonym of psyllid.
What part of speech is jumping plant louse?
Jumping plant louse is a noun.
What is the plural of jumping plant louse?
The plural of jumping plant louse is jumping plant lice.

Words near jumping plant louse in the dictionary

  1. jumping onto
  2. jumping out
  3. jumping pillow
  4. jumping pillows
  5. jumping plant lice
  6. jumping plant louse
  7. jumping rope
  8. jumping salad
  9. jumping salads
  10. jumping salty
  11. jumping ship

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