FAMILY CHERMIDAE

 Dictionary entry overview: What does family Chermidae mean? 

• FAMILY CHERMIDAE (noun)
  The noun FAMILY CHERMIDAE has 1 sense:

1. jumping plant lice

  Familiarity information: FAMILY CHERMIDAE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FAMILY CHERMIDAE (noun)

Meaning:

Jumping plant lice

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Chermidae; family Chermidae; family Psyllidae; Psyllidae

Hypernyms ("family Chermidae" is a kind of...):

arthropod family (any of the arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "family Chermidae"):

jumping plant louse; psylla; psyllid (small active cicada-like insect with hind legs adapted for leaping; feeds on plant juices)

Holonyms ("family Chermidae" is a member of...):

Homoptera; suborder Homoptera (plant lice (aphids); whiteflies; cicadas; leafhoppers; plant hoppers; scale insects and mealybugs; spittle insects)