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# How to pronounce "planthopper" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/plænθɒppɛr/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **plan·thop·per**

## Meaning & Usage

### NOUN
- Any of many insects, of superfamily Fulgoroidea, that bear a remarkable resemblance to leaves and are capable of prodigious leaps.
  - *Example*: "1997, Rosamond L. Naylor, Paul R. Ehrlich, Chapter 9: Natural Pest Control Services and Agriculture, Gretchen Daily (editor), Nature's Services: Societal Dependence On Natural Ecosystems, page 156, Cumulative losses from the brown planthopper have been estimated in the hundreds of millions of dollars (Denno and Perfect 1994) and accounted in 1990 for some 6 percent of the total value foregone from all biotic and abiotic factors that reduce rice production (Herdt 1991)."

### Example Sentences
- "1997, Rosamond L. Naylor, Paul R. Ehrlich, Chapter 9: Natural Pest Control Services and Agriculture, Gretchen Daily (editor), Nature's Services: Societal Dependence On Natural Ecosystems, page 156, Cumulative losses from the brown planthopper have been estimated in the hundreds of millions of dollars (Denno and Perfect 1994) and accounted in 1990 for some 6 percent of the total value foregone from all biotic and abiotic factors that reduce rice production (Herdt 1991)."
- "Planthopper nymphs are unassuming little critters, just a few millimeters long."
- "If a planthopper’s back legs fire in sync, it makes for a powerful, balanced leap."

### Common Phrases
- planthopper nymphs
- planthopper nymph
- day planthopper
- planthopper two

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (8 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "planthopper" in real conversation:

### Example 1
*Accent: US*
> "This lets the locust jump over and over again without wearing its knees out, and live to leap another day. Planthopper nymphs are unassuming little critters, just a few millimeters long. But at least one species is hiding a biological marvel that researchers just discovered in functional, interlocking gears that connect their back legs."
- **Watch at 3:08**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf3gmhscyqM&t=188s)

### Example 2
*Accent: US*
> "If a planthopper’s back legs fire in sync, it makes for a powerful, balanced leap."
- **Watch at 3:42**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf3gmhscyqM&t=222s)

### Example 3
*Accent: US*
> "It only takes a planthopper two milliseconds to blast off, which is faster than locusts!"
- **Watch at 3:54**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf3gmhscyqM&t=234s)

### Example 4
*Accent: US*
> "There are species of katydids and cicada-like insects called planthoppers with similar strategies."
- **Watch at 2:11**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lp9k9MWqaVY&t=131s)

### Example 5
*Accent: US*
> "To solve this problem, the planthopper nymphs have physically connected hind legs, thanks to gears made out of a tough cuticle, with rows of tiny teeth that interlock."
- **Watch at 4:03**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf3gmhscyqM&t=243s)

### Example 6
*Accent: US*
> "This kind of mechanical connection has never been seen in animals before, and helps the planthopper nymph control its high-speed jumps."
- **Watch at 3:22**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf3gmhscyqM&t=202s)

### Example 7
*Accent: US*
> "While locusts push off from their knees, kicking straight back, planthoppers power their jumps by rotational forces in their hips."
- **Watch at 3:29**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf3gmhscyqM&t=209s)

### Example 8
*Accent: US*
> "Each jump can make the difference between being alive or being dinner, so these thigh-gears help planthoppers leap away from danger, rather than tumbling back into it."
- **Watch at 4:18**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf3gmhscyqM&t=258s)


## How to Pronounce "planthopper"

- **Syllables**: plan · thop · per
- **IPA**: `/plænθɒppɛr/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Pronunciations

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## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “planthopper”?
“planthopper” is pronounced /plænθɒppɛr/ (plan · thop · per). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “planthopper”?
“planthopper” has 3 syllables: plan · thop · per.

### What does “planthopper” mean?
Any of many insects, of superfamily Fulgoroidea, that bear a remarkable resemblance to leaves and are capable of prodigious leaps.

### How can I hear “planthopper” used in real sentences?
This page has 8 real-world video examples of “planthopper” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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