FROGHOPPER

froghopper

(noun) a variety of spittlebug

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

froghopper (plural froghoppers)

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

Synonyms

• spittlebug, spitbug

Source: Wiktionary



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