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spittlebug

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English Wikipedia has an article on:

Froghopper

Wikispecies has information on:

Cercopoidea

Etymology

From spittle +‎ bug.

Noun

spittlebug (plural spittlebugs)

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

Synonyms

(Cercopoidea): froghopper, spitbug

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