"leaf-hopper" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: leaf-hoppers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} leaf-hopper (plural leaf-hoppers)
  1. (zoology) Any insect of the family Cicadellidae. Wikipedia link: leaf-hopper Categories (topical): Zoology Categories (lifeform): Hemipterans Synonyms: hopper, leaf hopper, leafhopper Derived forms: beet leafhopper, burning grape leafhopper, leafhopper assassin bug, potato leafhopper, rice leafhopper, two-spotted leafhopper, vine leafhopper, white apple leafhopper Related terms: plant-hopper, tree-hopper Translations (insect of Cicadellidae): kääpiökaskas (Finnish), preabaire duilleog [masculine] (Irish), chʼosh nahachagii (Navajo), yaprak piresi (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-leaf-hopper-en-noun-T8GD022a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

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