spittlebug
[
spit
-l-buhg]
/ˈspɪt lˌbʌg/
noun
1.
the nymph of the froghopper, which surrounds itself with a frothy mass.
Origin
1880-85,
Americanism;
spittle
+
bug
1
Examples from the web for
spittlebug
Identification of the leafhopper and
spittlebug
vectors will be performed.
British Dictionary definitions for
spittlebug
spittle insect
/
ˈspɪt
ə
lˌbʌɡ
/
noun
1.
other names for the
froghopper