Definition of spittlebug Spittlebug
spit•tle•bug
We found 3 definitions of spittlebug from 3 different sources.
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What does spittlebug mean?
WordNet
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| spittlebug - small leaping herbivorous insect that lives in a mass of protective froth which it and its larvae secrete | ||
| spittle insect | ||
| homopteran, homopterous insect insects having membranous forewings and hind wings | ||
| cercopidae, family cercopidae froghoppers or spittlebugs | ||
| froghopper a variety of spittlebug | ||
| meadow spittlebug, philaenus spumarius North American insect that severely damages grasses | ||
| pine spittlebug North American insect that attacks pines | ||
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Wiktionary 
- spittlebug (Noun)
Any of various small insects of the family Cercopidae that feed on plant sap and whose larvae produce cuckoo spit .
Part of speech
🔤- spittlebug, noun, singular of spittlebugs.
