Macrosteles

noun

Mac·​ros·​te·​les

maˈkrästəˌlēz

: a genus of leafhoppers some of which transmit virus diseases to plants see six-spotted leafhopper

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from macr- + -steles (perhaps from Greek stēlē stela)

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