Membracidae (Noun)
Meaning
Plant hoppers: treehoppers.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Membracidae is commonly known as the family of treehoppers that display remarkable camouflage abilities mimicking leaves or twigs.
- Members of the family Membracidae have distinctive arched or humped upper bodies that set them apart from typical leafhoppers.
- The order Hemiptera comprises several suborders with the family Membracidae part of its more advanced tribes.
- Some species within the family Membracidae display impressive reproductive organs on their foreheads resembling branches or horns.
- Researchers have documented more than 3,000 known species within the plant-hopper family, known scientifically as Membracidae.