jassid

[jas-id]

noun

1. leafhopper.

Word History and Origins

Origin of jassid¹

1890–95; < New Latin Jassidae, equivalent to Jass ( us ) a genus (apparently Latin Jāsus a town on the coast of Caria < Greek Iāsós ) + -idae -idae; -id ²

Example Sentences

Thrips, thrips, n. a genus of the family Thripid�, which is the sole family of the order Thysanoptera, any member of the same, the corn-thrips, the jassid, the grape-vine thrips.

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