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

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