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psyllid

/ˈsɪlɪd/

psyllid noun: any of the host-specific plant-feeding insects of the family Psyllidae, which feed on plant juices.

psyllid: any of the host-specific plant-feeding insects of the family Psyllidae, which feed on plant juices
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Noun

psyllid (plural psyllids)

  1. Any of the host-specific plant-feeding insects of the family Psyllidae, which feed on plant juices.
    • Psyllids, sometimes called 'suckers', may either be regarded as constituting a single large family (sensu stricto) of about 2000 species, or else about eight closely related families (sensu lato).1987, Dennis S. Hill, Agricultural Insect Pests of Temperate Regions and Their Control, page 207
    • The acacia psyllid, Acizzia uncatoides (Ferris & Klyver) (formerly Psylla uncatoides), feeds primarily on the young terminal growth of Acacia and Albizia species.1995, J. W. Beardsley, K. S. Hagen, J. R. Leeper, R, L. Tassan, 17: Acacia Psyllid, James Robert Nechols (editor), Biological Control in the Western United States, page 91

psyllid meaning in Tamil and Arabic

psyllid in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பூச்சிகளில், இது முக்கியமானதொரு இனமாகும்

psyllid in Arabic

any species of family Psyllidae
بْسِيلَّا bsīllā

Synonyms of psyllid

Forms of psyllid

pluralpsyllids

Origin of psyllid

From translingual Psyllidae, from Ancient Greek ψύλλα (psúlla).

Words formed from psyllid

Questions about psyllid

What does psyllid mean?
Psyllid means any of the host-specific plant-feeding insects of the family Psyllidae, which feed on plant juices.
What is psyllid in Tamil?
Psyllid in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பூச்சிகளில், இது முக்கியமானதொரு இனமாகும். See Psyllid meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is psyllid?
Psyllid is a noun.
How do you pronounce psyllid?
Psyllid is pronounced /ˈsɪlɪd/.
What is the plural of psyllid?
The plural of psyllid is psyllids.

Words near psyllid in the dictionary

  1. psykter
  2. psykters
  3. psylla
  4. psyllas
  5. psyllic acid
  6. psyllid
  7. psyllids
  8. psyllium
  9. psylliums
  10. psyop
  11. psyopped

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Adapted from Wiktionary: psyllid (page history and authors); psyllid (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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