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CHERMIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Chermidae mean?
• CHERMIDAE (noun)
The noun CHERMIDAE has 1 sense:
1. jumping plant lice
Familiarity information: CHERMIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Jumping plant lice
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Chermidae; family Chermidae; family Psyllidae; Psyllidae
Hypernyms ("Chermidae" is a kind of...):
arthropod family (any of the arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "Chermidae"):
jumping plant louse; psylla; psyllid (small active cicada-like insect with hind legs adapted for leaping; feeds on plant juices)
Holonyms ("Chermidae" is a member of...):
Homoptera; suborder Homoptera (plant lice (aphids); whiteflies; cicadas; leafhoppers; plant hoppers; scale insects and mealybugs; spittle insects)
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