spitbug

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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.

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Meanings

nounspitbug (plural spitbugs)

plural spitbugs

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

    Synonyms: froghopper, spittlebug

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
froghopperspittlebug
Also see
froghopperspittlebug

Origin

From spit + bug.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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