Home › Words › P › planthopperplanthopperplanthopper means any of many insects, of superfamily Fulgoroidea, that bear a remarkable resemblance to leaves and are capable of prodigious leaps.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, planthopper ranks #2,710 of 42,749 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom plant + hopper.nounAny of many insects, of superfamily Fulgoroidea, that bear a remarkable resemblance to leaves and are capable of prodigious leaps.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.leafhopper 72% match — Any insect of the family Cicadellidae. vs planthopper →treehopper 68% match — An insect of the family Membracidae. vs planthopper →achilid 63% match — Any of a number of planthoppers in the family Achilidae. vs planthopper →cicadellid 62% match — Any leafhopper (of family Cicadellidae). vs planthopper →eurybrachid 62% match — Any planthopper in the family Eurybrachidae. vs planthopper →cixiid 61% match — Any planthopper in the family Cixiidae. vs planthopper →hemipter 61% match — Any organism of the order Hemiptera, including cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, and shield bugs. vs planthopper →psylla 61% match — Any leaping plant louse of the genus Psylla, or family Psyllidae. vs planthopper →