spittlebug
spittlebug · spittlebugs
Any of various small insects of the superfamily Cercopoidea that feed on plant sap and…Any of various small insects of the superfamily Cercopoidea that feed on plant sap and whose larvae produce cuckoo spit.
Meaning
1 sensesAny of various small insects of the superfamily Cercopoidea that feed on plant sap and whose larvae produce cuckoo spit.
More definitions
- small leaping herbivorous insect that lives in a mass of protective froth which it and its larvae secrete
Origin
From spittle + bug.From spittle + bug.
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Forms
plural: spittlebugs| Singular | spittlebug |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsCercopoidea:froghopperspitbug
Close in meaning
- small leaping herbivorous insect that lives in a mass of protective froth which it and its larvae secrete:spittle insect