Definition of "spittlebug" []

• Any of various leaping, homopterous insects of the family Cercopidae, the nymphs of which form frothy masses of liquid on plant stems. Also called froghopper, spittle insect. (noun)

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• "Lepyronia angulifera, angular spittlebug, by Jim Kramer — It is classified as threatened due to habitat destruction."
• "Lepyronia angulifera, angular spittlebug, by Jim Kramer — It is classified as threatened due to habitat destruction."
• "As is his belief that the insect that surrounds itself with foam is a tick, when it is obviously a spittlebug."