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lerp
lerp
English
Noun
lerp (plural lerps)
- (uncountable) A sweet secretion, produced by the larvae of the family Psyllidae, that forms scales on eucalyptus leaves
- 2010 Wendy Zukerman, "Receding gums", New Scientist, 11 september 2010, pg 44
- These insects sit on the veins of tree leaves, sucking their sap and excreting a sugary solution known as lerp.
- 2010 Wendy Zukerman, "Receding gums", New Scientist, 11 september 2010, pg 44
- The lice whose larvae produce this secretion.
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Abbreviation
lerp