noun
small leaping herbivorous insect that lives in a mass of protective froth which it and its larvae secrete
• Syn: ↑spittle insect
• Hypernyms: ↑homopterous insect, ↑homopteran
• Hyponyms: ↑froghopper, ↑meadow spittlebug, ↑Philaenus spumarius, ↑pine spittlebug, ↑Saratoga spittlebug, ↑Aphrophora saratogensis
• Member Holonyms: ↑Cercopidae, ↑family Cercopidae
Useful english dictionary. 2012.