SINCE 1828
spittlebug
noun
spit·tle·bug
| \ ˈspi-tᵊl-ˌbəg
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Definition of spittlebug
: any of a family (Cercopidae) of leaping homopterous insects whose nymphal larvae produce a frothy secretion
— called also froghopper
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