Micropedeticus

Translingual

Etymology

From micro- (“small”, from Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós)) +‎ Ancient Greek πηδητικός (pēdētikós, “pedetic; good at leaping or springing”, usually epithetic to certain insects).

Coined by entomologist Michael Stiller in 2009.

Proper noun

Micropedeticus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cicadellidae – Micropedeticus ochrus; certain leafhoppers of southern Africa.

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