Definition of Centrotus
:a common genus of treehoppers (family Membracidae) comprising many bizarrely shaped forms
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Centrotus
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Cen·tro·tus
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sen‧ˈtrōtəs
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Origin and Etymology of centrotus
New Latin, from Greek kentrōtos spiky, from kentron sharp point
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