Spitbug

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of various small insects of the superfamily Cercopoidea that feed on plant sap and whose larvae produce cuckoo spit.

Synonyms

All synonyms
froghopperfroghopperspittlebugspittlebug

Etymology

From spit + bug.

Related phrases

cuckoo spit

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