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Any of various small insects of the family Cercopidae that feed on plant sap and whose larvae produce cuckoo spit.
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spittlebug — ☆ spittlebug [spit′ lbug΄ ] n. any of a family (Cercopidae) of small, leaping homopteran insects whose nymphs produce white frothy masses on plants … English World dictionary
spittlebug — noun small leaping herbivorous insect that lives in a mass of protective froth which it and its larvae secrete • Syn: ↑spittle insect • Hypernyms: ↑homopterous insect, ↑homopteran • Hyponyms: ↑froghopper, ↑meadow spittlebug, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
spittlebug — /spit l bug /, n. the nymph of the froghopper, which surrounds itself with a frothy mass. [1880 85, Amer.; SPITTLE + BUG1] * * * or froghopper Any of some 2,000 species of hopping insects (family Cercopidae, order Homoptera) with whitish nymphs… … Universalium
spittlebug — noun Date: 1882 any of a family (Cercopidae) of leaping homopterous insects whose nymphal larvae produce a frothy secretion called also froghopper … New Collegiate Dictionary
spittlebug — noun another term for froghopper … English new terms dictionary
spittlebug — spit•tle•bug [[t]ˈspɪt lˌbʌg[/t]] n. ent the nymph of the froghopper, which surrounds itself with a frothy mass • Etymology: 1880–85, amer … From formal English to slang
meadow spittlebug — noun Date: 1942 a widely distributed spittlebug (Philaenus spumarius) that does severe damage especially to grasses … New Collegiate Dictionary
meadow spittlebug — noun North American insect that severely damages grasses • Syn: ↑Philaenus spumarius • Hypernyms: ↑spittle insect, ↑spittlebug • Member Holonyms: ↑Philaenus, ↑genus Philaenus * * * … Useful english dictionary
pine spittlebug — noun North American insect that attacks pines • Hypernyms: ↑spittle insect, ↑spittlebug • Member Holonyms: ↑Aphrophora, ↑genus Aphrophora * * * noun : a cercopid bug of the genus Aphrophora that attacks pines in m … Useful english dictionary
Saratoga spittlebug — noun feeds on pines in northern United States • Syn: ↑Aphrophora saratogensis • Hypernyms: ↑spittle insect, ↑spittlebug • Member Holonyms: ↑Aphrophora, ↑genus Aphrophora * * * … Useful english dictionary
