Orosius

noun

Oro·​sius

ȯˈrōzh(ē)əs,

-ōsh(ē)əs,

-ōzēəs,

-ōsēəs

: a genus of jassids of the Australian region that includes one (O. argentatus) which is a vector of several plant virus diseases

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