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plant louse
(redirected from Plant lice)

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plant louse
n.
See aphid.
plant louse
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another name for an aphid
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals)
jumping plant louse any small active cicada-like insect of the homopterous family Psyllidae (or Chermidae), having hind legs adapted for leaping, and feeding on plant juices
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Noun1.plant louse - any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plantsplant louse - any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants
louse
homopteran, homopterous insect - insects having membranous forewings and hind wings
aphid - any of various small plant-sucking insects
adelgid - any of various insects that feed and form galls on conifers
grape louse, grape phylloxera, Phylloxera vitifoleae - destructive to various grape plants
jumping plant louse, psylla, psyllid - small active cicada-like insect with hind legs adapted for leaping; feeds on plant juices
oak blight - a black plant louse that lives on oaks and dogwoods
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