jassid
[
jas
-id]
/ˈdʒæs ɪd/
noun
1.
leafhopper
.
Origin
1890-95;
<
Neo-Latin
Jassidae,
equivalent to
Jass
(
us
) a genus (apparently
Latin
Jāsus
a town on the coast of Caria <
Greek
Iāsós
) +
-idae
-idae
; see
-id
2