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(sĭl′ĭd)

Any of various plant-feeding insects of the superfamily Psylloidea, closely related to and resembling the aphids, some of which are pests of fruit trees, ornamentals, and crops.

[New Latin Psylla, type genus (from Greek psulla, flea) + -id.]

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psyllid

(ˈsɪlɪd) or

psylla

(Animals) any homopterous insect of the family Psyllidae, which comprises the jumping plant lice. See plant louse²

[C19: from Greek psulla flea]

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psyllid - small active cicada-like insect with hind legs adapted for leaping; feeds on plant juices

jumping plant louse, psylla

plant louse, louse - any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants

Chermidae, family Chermidae, family Psyllidae, Psyllidae - jumping plant lice

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& MANJUNATH, K., 2004.-Asian citrus psyllids (Sternorrhyncha: Psyllidae) and greening disease of citrus: a literature review and assessment of risk in Florida.