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spittlebug definition

☆ spittle·bug (-bug′)

noun

any of a family (Cercopidae) of small, leaping homopteran insects whose nymphs produce white frothy masses on plants

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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