froghopper

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noun

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

Similar
froth-flyfroth-hopperspittlebugspitbug
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Meanings

nounfroghopper (plural froghoppers)

plural froghoppers

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

    Synonyms: froth-fly, froth-hopper, spittlebug, spitbug

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
froth-flyfroth-hopperspittlebugspitbug
Also see
froth-flyfroth-hopperspitbugspittlebug

Origin

From frog + hopper.

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Translations

Finnish sylkikaskas
  • sylkikaskasinsect of the superfamily Cercopoidea
German Blutzikade
  • Blutzikadeinsect of the superfamily Cercopoidea
Polish krasanka
  • krasankainsect of the superfamily Cercopoidea
Swedish spottstrit
  • spottstritinsect of the superfamily Cercopoidea
Cite this entry
APA

froghopper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/froghopper

MLA

“froghopper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/froghopper. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “froghopper,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/froghopper.

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