treehopper

/ˈtriˌhɑpər/
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Other forms: treehoppers

Definitions of treehopper
  1. noun
    small leaping insect that sucks juices of branches and twigs
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    type of:
    plant hopper, planthopper
    related to the leafhoppers and spittlebugs but rarely damages cultivated plants
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