Meanings
nounspittlebug (plural spittlebugs)
plural spittlebugs
- Any of various small insects of the superfamily Cercopoidea that feed on plant sap and whose larvae produce cuckoo spit.
Synonyms: froghopper, spitbug
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of various small insects of the superfamily Cercopoidea that feed on plant sap and whose larvae produce cuckoo spit.
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More synonyms by meaning
nounsmall leaping herbivorous insect that lives in a mass of protective froth which it and its larvae secrete
Similar
spittle insect
Broader
homopterous insecthomopteran
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Origin
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APA
spittlebug. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spittlebug
MLA
“spittlebug.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spittlebug. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spittlebug,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spittlebug.
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