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leafhopper

[ leef-hop-er ]

noun

  1. any of numerous leaping, homopterous insects of the family Cicadellidae that suck plant juices, many being serious crop pests.


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Origin of leafhopper1

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; leaf + hopper
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The size is consistent across leafhopper species, no matter the size of the insect's body.

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Still others had noted candy-stripers using no web at all while nabbing nimble leafhoppers.

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Because their diet is mostly water, sharpshooters must constantly urinate, causing a downpour of droplets known as “leafhopper rain.”

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Several hurdles remain to applying the approach to other kinds of pests, such as beetles and leafhoppers.

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Cicadas, on the other hand, are part of the order Hemiptera, or true bugs, and are more closely related to aphids and leafhoppers.

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