psyllidadj.n.
/ˈsɪlɪd/, U.S. /ˈsɪlᵻd/ Entomology.
A. adj.
Of, relating to, or characteristic of the homopteran family Psyllidae, which comprises the jumping plant lice, minute winged hopping insects resembling miniature cicadas, several of which damage plants by causing galls or spreading virus diseases.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > subclass Pterygota > [adjective] > hemimetabolous > relating to or characteristic of Hemiptera > belonging to or having characteristic of Homoptera > of member of family Psyllidae
psyllid1899
1899 D. Sharp in Cambr. Nat. Hist. VI. viii. 580 Sometimes these Psyllid galls are mere changes in form of a limited part, or parts, of a leaf.
1913 Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 11 308 Giant psyllid gall from Syria.
1969 New Scientist 2 Oct. 19/1 The Australian plantsucking psyllid bug Cardiaspina albitextura..lives on eucalyptus leaves.
1986 J. A. Samson Trop. Fruits (ed. 2) v. 124 The pathogen is a small bacterium that is spread by two psyllid vectors: Trioza erytreae in Africa and Diaphorina citri in Asia.
B. n.
An insect of the family Psyllidae; a jumping plant louse.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > subclass Pterygota > [noun] > division Exopterygota or Hemimetabola > order Hemiptera > suborder Homoptera > family Psyllidae
psyllid1909
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1909 H. Maxwell-Lefroy Indian Insect Life 743 Kieffer describes Indian gall-making Psyllids.
1954 S. H. Skaife Afr. Insect Life xi. 111 The jumping plant lice, or psyllids..,are small insects about the size of aphids.
1992 Weekend Tel. 5 Sept. p. viii/6 Their chief pest, a psyllid that distorts their leaves, is easily disposed of with insecticide.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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