beet leafhopper

(lēf′häp′ər)

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a small leafhopper (Circulifer tenellus) that transmits a very destructive virus to sugar beets

See beet leafhopper in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A small insect (Eutettix tenellus) that transmits a destructive viral disease to plants, especially sugar beets, in the United States.

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