| spittle insect 
 
 small leaping herbivorous insect that lives in a mass of protective froth which it and its larvae secrete
 • Syn:
 spittlebug
 • Hypernyms:
 homopterous insect, homopteran
 • Hyponyms:
 froghopper, meadow spittlebug, Philaenus spumarius, pine spittlebug, Saratoga spittlebug, Aphrophora saratogensis
 • Member Holonyms:
 Cercopidae, family Cercopidae
 
 
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