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leafhopper
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leaf·hop·per  (lfhpr)
n.
Any of numerous insects of the family Cicadellidae that suck juices from plants, often damaging crops.
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Noun1.leafhopperleafhopper - small leaping insect that sucks the juices of plants
homopteran, homopterous insect - insects having membranous forewings and hind wings
Cicadellidae, family Cicadellidae - leafhoppers
family Jassidae, Jassidae - family of small leafhoppers coextensive with the Cicadellidae and not distinguished from it in some classifications
jassid - a variety of leafhopper


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In one field or another, we sprayed for bollworms, thrips, leafhoppers and tarnished plant bugs.
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