spittle insect

/ˌspɪdl ˌɪnˈsɛkt/
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Other forms: spittle insects

Definitions of spittle insect
  1. noun
    small leaping herbivorous insect that lives in a mass of protective froth which it and its larvae secrete
    synonyms: spittlebug
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    froghopper
    a variety of spittlebug
    Philaenus spumarius, meadow spittlebug
    North American insect that severely damages grasses
    pine spittlebug
    North American insect that attacks pines
    Aphrophora saratogensis, Saratoga spittlebug
    feeds on pines in northern United States
    type of:
    homopteran, homopterous insect
    insects having membranous forewings and hind wings
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