jassid

[jas-id]

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noun

leafhopper.

Origin of jassid

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; see -id²

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Empoasca mali and Platymetopius acutus of the Jassid have also been reported as having similar habits.
Handbook of Medical Entomology
William Albert Riley

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Examples from the Web for jassid

Historical Examples

Empoasca mali and Platymetopius acutus of the Jassid have also been reported as having similar habits.

Origin of jassid