"spittlebug" meaning in All languages combined

See spittlebug on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: spittlebugs [plural]
Etymology: spittle + bug Etymology templates: {{compound|en|spittle|bug}} spittle + bug Head templates: {{en-noun}} spittlebug (plural spittlebugs)
  1. Any of various small insects of the superfamily Cercopoidea that feed on plant sap and whose larvae produce cuckoo spit. Wikipedia link: Froghopper Categories (lifeform): Hemipterans Synonyms (Cercopoidea): froghopper, spitbug

Inflected forms

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