Cicadellidae
plural noun
Cic·a·del·li·dae
-əˌdē
in some especially formerly classifications
: a large family of leafhoppers:
a
: a very large family comprising all the leafhoppers and certain related insects
b
: a family more or less exactly coextensive with Tettigellidae
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Cicadella, type genus + -idae