treehopper

treehopper [tree-hop-er] Word Origin noun

1. any of numerous homopterous jumping insects of the family Membracidae, that have an enlarged prothorax and feed on the juices of plants, often injuring the plants.

Origin of treehopper First recorded in 1830–40; tree + hopper British Dictionary definitions for treehopper treehopper noun

1. any homopterous insect of the family Membracidae, which live among trees and other plants and typically have a large hoodlike thoracic process curving backwards over the body