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    JUMPING PLANT LOUSE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Small active cicada-like insect with hind legs adapted for leaping; feeds on plant juicesplay

    Synonyms:

    jumping plant louse; psylla; psyllid

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("jumping plant louse" is a kind of...):

    louse; plant louse (any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants)

    Holonyms ("jumping plant louse" is a member of...):

    Chermidae; family Chermidae; family Psyllidae; Psyllidae (jumping plant lice)

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