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psylla

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psyl·la  (sl) also psyl·lid (sld)
n.
Any of various jumping plant lice of the family Psyllidae, especially of the genus Psylla, which includes several species that infest fruit trees.
[New Latin Psylla, type genus, from Greek psulla, flea.]
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Noun1.psylla - small active cicada-like insect with hind legs adapted for leapingpsylla - small active cicada-like insect with hind legs adapted for leaping; feeds on plant juices
jumping plant louse, psyllid
plant louse, louse - any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants
Chermidae, family Chermidae, family Psyllidae, Psyllidae - jumping plant lice
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