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lerps

lerps is the plural of lerp.

lerps is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lerp.

Meaning of lerp

Noun

lerp (countable and uncountable, plural lerps)

  1. (uncountable) A sweet secretion, produced by the larvae of the family Psyllidae, that forms scales on eucalyptus leaves.
    • These insects sit on the veins of tree leaves, sucking their sap and excreting a sugary solution known as lerp.2010, Wendy Zukerman, “Receding gums”, in New Scientist, page 44
  2. One of the lice whose larvae produce this secretion.

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Questions about lerps

What is lerps the plural of?
Lerps is the plural of lerp.

Words near lerps in the dictionary

  1. Leroux
  2. LeRoy
  3. lerp
  4. lerped
  5. lerping
  6. lerps
  7. lerret
  8. lerrets
  9. Lerro
  10. Lerros
  11. lersivirine

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