treehopper

tree hop per |ˈtrēˌhäpər ˈtrihɑpər | ▶noun a tree-dwelling jumping bug that lives chiefly in the tropics. A tall backward-curving projection of the thorax gives the bug a thornlike appearance for camouflage. [Family Membracidae, suborder Homoptera: species, including the bright green buffalo treehopper (Stictocephalus bisonia ) of North America. ]

treehopper

tree |hop ¦per ▶noun a tree-dwelling jumping bug that lives chiefly in the tropics. A tall backward-curving projection of the thorax gives the bug a thornlike appearance for camouflage. ●Family Membracidae, suborder Homoptera: many species, including the bright green buffalo treehopper (Stictocephalus bisonia ) of North America.