spittlebug

Noun

Meaning

spittlebug (plural spittlebugs)

Any of various small insects of the superfamily Cercopoidea that feed on plant sap and whose larvae produce cuckoo spit.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

homopteran planthopper psyllid leafhopper jumping plant louse jassid froghopper spitbug

Hypernyms

homopteran homopterous insect

Hyponyms

froghopper Philaenus spumarius Aphrophora saratogensis Saratoga spittlebug pine spittlebug

Close letter words and terms

spittingly spittle spittle insect Spittler spittly spittoon