jumping plant louse


noun
  1. any of numerous lice, of the family Psyllidae, that feed on plant juices and are sometimes pests of fruits and vegetables.

Origin of jumping plant louse

1
First recorded in 1900–05

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How to use jumping plant louse in a sentence

  • The Pear Sucker is a jumping plant-louse which early in the season sucks the juices of the tree about the axils of the leaves.