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Webster 1913 Edition


Psylla


Psyl′la

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Psyllæ
(#)
.
[NL., from Gr. [GREEK] a flea.]
(Zool.)
Any leaping plant louse of the genus
Psylla
, or family
Psyllidæ
.

Definition 2024


Psylla

Psylla

See also: psylla

Translingual

Proper noun

Psylla f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Psyllidae – certain sap-sucking insects.

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

  • (genus):

psylla

psylla

See also: Psylla

English

Wikispecies

Noun

psylla (plural psyllas)

  1. (zoology) Any leaping plant louse of the genus Psylla, or family Psyllidae.

Derived terms