family Cicadellidae

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A group of small jumping insects called leafhoppers that often harm crops

noun
/ˈfæmɪli sɪˈkædəlɪdi/

Specialized

: familia Cicadellidae

Many pests in the family Cicadellidae damage crops by feeding on plant sap.

Examples

There are over 20,000 species in the family Cicadellidae found around the world.
Entomologists study the family Cicadellidae to better understand agricultural pest management.
The family Cicadellidae includes many species that damage crops.
Many farmers struggle with pests from the family Cicadellidae.
Entomologists study the family Cicadellidae to better understand the impact of leafhoppers on agriculture.
Many pests in the family Cicadellidae pose significant threats to various crops by feeding on the sap.
Farmers often use insecticides to control the population of pests in the family Cicadellidae.

Synonyms

Cicadellidae

vsfamily Cicadellidae

Specialized

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A group of small plant-eating insects like leafhoppers that jump

is about a large group many of whose species are important agricultural pests

family Jassidae

vsfamily Cicadellidae

Specialized

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A group of small jumping insects called leafhoppers that live on plants

is defined as the large pest rich family rather than a debated separate family

Surface Forms

family Cicadellidae singular

families Cicadellidae plural

Morphology

family + Cicadellidae

The phrase combines 'family' (a taxonomic grouping) with the taxon name 'Cicadellidae' (a group of insects), so a learner who knows both constituents can infer it denotes the family to which those insects belong. This is a directly compositional, cross-linguistically regular scientific naming pattern and therefore immediately understandable.

Etymology

Family Cicadellidae comes from the Latin word cicada, meaning a buzzer, plus the ending -idae, which shows it is a 'family' group. So the name gives a clear image: a 'family' of small, buzzy insects that hop on leaves and often harm crops, which is why we use it for the leafhoppers today.