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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