Definition of treehopper
: any of a family (Membracidae) of small leaping homopterous insects that feed on the sap especially of shrubs and trees
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The cover featured a bizarre-looking South American insect called the ball-bearing treehopper.
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First Known Use of treehopper
circa 1839
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