Definition of Membracidae
:a large family of Homoptera consisting of the treehoppers
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Membracidae
plural noun
Mem·brac·i·dae
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memˈbrasəˌdē
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Origin and Etymology of membracidae
New Latin, from Membracis, type genus (from Greek membrak-, membrax cicada) + -idae
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