leafhopper
nounUK /ˈliːfˌhɒp.ər/
US /ˈliːfˌhɑː.pɚ/
A leafhopper is a tiny jumping bug that drinks juice from plant leaves.
The leafhopper hopped from one green leaf to another.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Any small insect of the family Cicadellidae that feeds on plant sap and can spread plant diseases.
Farmers worry when leafhoppers spread disease through their crops.
3. A person or thing that hops over leaves, used figuratively in playful speech.
The little frog was a leafhopper in the garden pond.
4. A type of small agricultural pest studied by entomologists.
The scientist collected leafhoppers to study how they damage rice plants.