Nephotettix

noun

Nepho·​tet·​tix

¦nefə¦tetiks

: a genus of leafhoppers including one (N. apicalis) that transmits a virus causing dwarf disease of rice

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from nepho- + Greek tettix cicada

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