jassid adjective & noun. ['dʒasɪd] L19.
[mod. Latin Jassidae (see below), from Iassus genus name from Latin name of a former town in Asia Minor: see -ID³.]
Zoology.
A. adjective. Of, pertaining to, or designating the homopteran family Cicadellidae of leafhoppers, which includes several pests of cereals, fodder crops, etc. L19.
b. noun. A leafhopper of this family. L19.

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