Centrotus

noun

Cen·​tro·​tus

sen‧ˈtrōtəs

: a common genus of treehoppers (family Membracidae) comprising many bizarrely shaped forms

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek kentrōtos spiky, from kentron sharp point

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