Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various small, chiefly tropical, plant-feeding insects of the family Membracidae, having an elongated often ornate prothorax.
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- noun An
insect of thefamily Membracidae.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun small leaping insect that sucks juices of branches and twigs
Etymologies
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tree + hopper
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Examples
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Helonica treehopper This sap-eating insect was collected from the branches of a white oak tree.
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The buffalo treehopper (Stictocephala bubalus) may destroy seed crops.
Chapter 15 1990
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-- Twig scarred as a result of egg laying by the buffalo treehopper.]
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