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leafhopper

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leaf⋅hop⋅per

  [leef-hop-er]
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–noun
any of numerous leaping, homopterous insects of the family Cicadellidae that suck plant juices, many being serious crop pests.
Also called jassid.

Origin:
1850–55, Americanism; leaf + hopper
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leaf·hop·per   (lēf'hŏp'ər)   
n.  Any of numerous insects of the family Cicadellidae that suck juices from plants, often damaging crops.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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