spittle insect

Noun
Synonyms: spittle insectspittlebug

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. small leaping herbivorous insect that lives in a mass of protective froth which it and its larvae secreteSynonyms: spittle insectspittlebug
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Spittle \Spit"tle\, n. [From Spit to eject from the mouth: cf. Spattle, and AS. sp[=a]tl.] The thick, moist matter which is secreted by the salivary glands; saliva; spit. [1913 Webster]

Spittle insect. (Zool.) See Cuckoo spit (b), under Cuckoo. [1913 Webster]

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