psylle

== French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /psil/ Rhymes: -il === Etymology 1 === From Latin Psylli (“Psylles”), from Ancient Greek Ψύλλοι (Psúlloi). ==== Noun ==== psylle m (plural psylles) (historical) during Roman times, a member of a tribe from Libya who were said to charm snakes and be immune to their venom a snake charmer Synonym: charmeur de serpents === Etymology 2 === From Greek ψύλλος (psýllos, “flea”). ==== Noun ==== psylle m or f (plural psylles) a genus of hemipteran insect, resembling a small cicada; a psylla === References === “psylle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012