planthopper
planthopper noun: any of many insects, of superfamily Fulgoroidea, that bear a remarkable resemblance to leaves and are capable of prodigious leaps.
Noun
planthopper (plural planthoppers)
- Any of many insects, of superfamily Fulgoroidea, that bear a remarkable resemblance to leaves and are capable of prodigious leaps.
- Cumulative losses from the brown planthopper have been estimated in the hundreds of millions of dollars (Denno and Perfect 1994) and accounted in 1990 for some 6 percent of the total value foregone from all biotic and abiotic factors that reduce rice production (Herdt 1991).1997, Rosamond L. Naylor, Paul R. Ehrlich, Chapter 9: Natural Pest Control Services and Agriculture, Gretchen Daily (editor), Nature's Services: Societal Dependence On Natural Ecosystems, page 156
- The sap-feeding planthoppers (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea) are ubiquitous in virtually all Hawaiian terrestrial ecosystems.2000, E. M. Craddock, “1: Speciatio Processes in the Adaptive Radiation of Hawaiian Plants and Animals”, in Max K. Hecht, Ross J. MacIntyre, Michael T. Clegg, editors, Evolutionary Biology, volume...
Forms of planthopper
| plural | planthoppers |
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Origin of planthopper
From plant + hopper.
Words formed from planthopper
Questions about planthopper
- What does planthopper mean?
- Planthopper means any of many insects, of superfamily Fulgoroidea, that bear a remarkable resemblance to leaves and are capable of prodigious leaps.
- What part of speech is planthopper?
- Planthopper is a noun.
- What is the plural of planthopper?
- The plural of planthopper is planthoppers.
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