empoascan

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adjective

Belonging to Empoasca, a genus of leafhoppers.

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Meanings

adjectiveempoascan (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyBelonging to Empoasca, a genus of leafhoppers.

    More work is also needed to clarify whether Empoasca onukii injures other plants besides tea, or if there are other empoascan species attacking tea shrubs in these areas.

    2015 October 1, “Clarification of the Identity of the Tea Green Leafhopper Based on Morphological Comparison between Chinese and Japanese Specimens”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From Empoasca + -an.

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APA

empoascan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empoascan

MLA

“empoascan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empoascan. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “empoascan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empoascan.

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