Thamnotettix

noun

Tham·​no·​tet·​tix

ˌthamnōˈtetiks

: a genus of leafhoppers including some that transmit virus diseases (as yellows) to many plants

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from thamn- + Greek tettix cicada, of imitative origin

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