psyllid means any of the host-specific plant-feeding insects of the family Psyllidae, which feed on plant juices. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 86 out of 100.
psyllid is pronounced /ˈsɪlɪd/.
Etymology
From translingual Psyllidae, from Ancient Greek ψύλλα (psúlla).
noun
- Any of the host-specific plant-feeding insects of the family Psyllidae, which feed on plant juices.“Psyllids, sometimes called 'suckers', may either be regarded as constituting a single large family (sensu stricto) of about 2000 species, or else about eight closely related families (sensu lato).”