Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of homopterous insects, typical of the family Psyllidæ, having a pointed, bent front, highly arched scutum, and strongly developed scutellum, the body smooth, naked, or finely pilose, and the extreme tip of the wing falling between the radius and the fourth vein.
- noun [lowercase] An insect of this genus.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) Any leaping plant louse of the genus Psylla, or family
Psyllidæ .
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- noun zoology Any leaping
plant louse of thegenus Psylla, orfamily Psyllidae.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun small active cicada-like insect with hind legs adapted for leaping; feeds on plant juices
Etymologies
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Examples
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French, literally, flea, from Old French pulce, from Latin pulic-, pulex — more at psylla
Archive 2008-06-01 Elizabeth Kerri Mahon 2008
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French, literally, flea, from Old French pulce, from Latin pulic-, pulex — more at psylla
The Great Puce Debate Elizabeth Kerri Mahon 2008
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And this has not one psylla to do with the reincarnation, as I like to call it, that CNN is going through.
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_ -- The psylla is one of the most serious insects affecting the pear tree.
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The name of the plant louse that infests pear trees is the pear-tree psylla.
The Insect Folk Margaret Warner Morley 1890
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Experiments in pear orchards confirmed that the compound is attractive to males and can be used to bait traps to capture pear psylla.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Researchers performed chemical analyses and behavioral assays to isolate and then identify the volatile chemicals extracted from female pear psylla that were most attractive to males.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Pear psylla is a cicada-like pest with a vexing tendency to develop resistance to insecticides.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Pear psylla is a cicada-like pest with a vexing tendency to develop resistance to insecticides.
WN.com - Articles related to Kill weeds with help from the sun 2010
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Pear Pest's Chemical "Come Hither" Identified web July 2, 2010 Pear psylla is a cicada-like pest with a vexing tendency to develop resistance to insecticides.
WN.com - Articles related to Kill weeds with help from the sun 2010
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