jumping plant lice
1Jumping plant louse — Taxobox name = Psyllidae image caption = Psylla alni image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Hemiptera subordo = Sternorrhyncha superfamilia = Psylloidea familia = Psyllidae subdivision ranks = Genera… …
2jumping plant louse — noun small active cicada like insect with hind legs adapted for leaping; feeds on plant juices • Syn: ↑psylla, ↑psyllid • Hypernyms: ↑plant louse, ↑louse • Member Holonyms: ↑Psyllidae, ↑ …
3jumping plant louse — any of numerous lice, of the family Psyllidae, that feed on plant juices and are sometimes pests of fruits and vegetables. Also called psylla, psyllid. [1900 05] * * * ▪ insect any member of the approximately 2,000 species of the insect… …
4jumping plant louse — noun Date: 1881 any of numerous plant lice (family Psyllidae) with the femurs thickened and adapted for leaping …
5Jumping — Jump ing, p. a. & vb. n. of {Jump}, to leap. [1913 Webster] {Jumping bean}, a seed of a Mexican {Euphorbia}, containing the larva of a moth ({Carpocapsa saltitans}). The larva by its sudden movements causes the seed to roll to roll and jump about …
6Jumping bean — Jumping Jump ing, p. a. & vb. n. of {Jump}, to leap. [1913 Webster] {Jumping bean}, a seed of a Mexican {Euphorbia}, containing the larva of a moth ({Carpocapsa saltitans}). The larva by its sudden movements causes the seed to roll to roll and… …
7Jumping deer — Jumping Jump ing, p. a. & vb. n. of {Jump}, to leap. [1913 Webster] {Jumping bean}, a seed of a Mexican {Euphorbia}, containing the larva of a moth ({Carpocapsa saltitans}). The larva by its sudden movements causes the seed to roll to roll and… …
8Jumping louse — Jumping Jump ing, p. a. & vb. n. of {Jump}, to leap. [1913 Webster] {Jumping bean}, a seed of a Mexican {Euphorbia}, containing the larva of a moth ({Carpocapsa saltitans}). The larva by its sudden movements causes the seed to roll to roll and… …
9Jumping mouse — Jumping Jump ing, p. a. & vb. n. of {Jump}, to leap. [1913 Webster] {Jumping bean}, a seed of a Mexican {Euphorbia}, containing the larva of a moth ({Carpocapsa saltitans}). The larva by its sudden movements causes the seed to roll to roll and… …
10Jumping mullet — Jumping Jump ing, p. a. & vb. n. of {Jump}, to leap. [1913 Webster] {Jumping bean}, a seed of a Mexican {Euphorbia}, containing the larva of a moth ({Carpocapsa saltitans}). The larva by its sudden movements causes the seed to roll to roll and… …
