- jassid
- noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek Iasos, town in Asia Minor Date: 1892 any of numerous small leafhoppers that include many economically significant pests of cultivated plants; broadly leafhopper
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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jassid — [jas′id] n. [< ModL Jassidae < L Iassus, ancient town on the coast of Caria + ModL idae, IDAE] LEAFHOPPER … English World dictionary
jassid — /jas id/, n. leafhopper. [1890 95; < NL Jassidae, equiv. to Jass(us) a genus (appar. L Jasus a town on the coast of Caria < Gk Iasós) + idae IDAE; see ID2] * * * … Universalium
jassid — jas·sid … English syllables
jassid — jas•sid [[t]ˈdʒæs ɪd[/t]] n. ent leafhopper • Etymology: 1890–95; < NL Jass(us) a genus (appar. L Jāsus a town on the coast of Caria < Gk Iāsós) … From formal English to slang
jassid — noun a variety of leafhopper • Hypernyms: ↑leafhopper … Useful english dictionary
Nymph (biology) — Leaf Hopper nymph of the Common Jassid (Eurymela fenestrata). Specimen approx 10mm in length. Taken in Swifts Creek, Victoria, Australia in January 2007. In biology, a nymph is the immature form of some invertebrates, particularly insects, which… … Wikipedia
Membracoidea — Leafhopper nymph of the Common Jassid (Eurymela fenestrata) on a eucalyptus branch, with ant Scientific classification … Wikipedia
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Walter Wilson Froggatt — (13 June 1858 – 18 March 1937) was an Australian geologist and economic entomologist.Early lifeFroggatt was the son of George W. Froggatt, an English architect, was born at Blackwood, Victoria. His mother was the daughter of Giacomo Chiosso, who… … Wikipedia
Membracoidea — Membracoidea … Wikipedia Español
