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psylla definition

psylla (sil′ə)

noun

any of a family (Psyllidae) of plant-eating, homopterous, jumping lice, often harmful to fruit trees

Etymology: ModL < Gr, flea < IE base *plou-, var. of *blou- > L pulex, flea

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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