treehopper

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T0335675 (trē′hŏp′ər)n. Any of various small, chiefly tropical, plant-feeding insects of the family Membracidae, having an elongated often ornate prothorax.

treehopper

(ˈtriːˌhɒpə) n (Animals) any homopterous insect of the family Membracidae, which live among trees and other plants and typically have a large hoodlike thoracic process curving backwards over the body

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(ˈtriˌhɒp ər)

n. any of numerous sap-feeding jumping insects of the family Membracidae, having an extended upper back that often resembles a thorn. [1830–40]

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treehopper - small leaping insect that sucks juices of branches and twigsplant hopper, planthopper - related to the leafhoppers and spittlebugs but rarely damages cultivated plantsfamily Membracidae, Membracidae - plant hoppers: treehoppers

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any member of three families of winged insectsinsect,
invertebrate animal of the class Insecta of the phylum Arthropoda. Like other arthropods, an insect has a hard outer covering, or exoskeleton, a segmented body, and jointed legs. Adult insects typically have wings and are the only flying invertebrates.
..... Click the link for more information. , remarkable for the curious shapes of most species. The shapes are due to the enlargement of the dorsal (upper) covering of the first thoracic section (the region behind the head), which may project upward in a hump or extend forward over the head and backward over the body, and may be ornamented with variously shaped projections. Many treehoppers resemble small thorns and are protectively colored in green or brown. In other species, especially in the tropics, the shapes are quite complex and bizarre. Both larval and adult treehoppers feed on plant juices. The adults, usually under 1-2 in. (1.2 cm) long, jump from one place to another. Females lay their eggs in slits in bark, which sometimes damages the tree; however, few species are important pests. The buffalo treehoppers, genus Stictocephala, common in the United States, causes stunting of fruit trees. Treehoppers are classified in the phylum ArthropodaArthropoda
[Gr.,=jointed feet], largest and most diverse animal phylum. The arthropods include crustaceans, insects, centipedes, millipedes, spiders, scorpions, and the extinct trilobites.
..... Click the link for more information. , class Insecta, order Homoptera, families Aetalionidae, Melizoderidae, and Membracidae.

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noun small leaping insect that sucks juices of branches and twigs

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