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Any of various small insects of the family Cercopidae that feed on plant sap and whose larvae produce cuckoo spit.
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Froghopper — Prosapia bicincta Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
froghopper — [frôg′häp΄ər] n. SPITTLEBUG … English World dictionary
froghopper — /frog hop euhr, frawg /, n. any of numerous leaping, homopterous insects of the family Cercopidae, which in the immature stages live in a spittlelike secretion on plants. Also called spittle insect, spittlebug. [1705 15; FROG1 + HOPPER] * * * ▪… … Universalium
froghopper — noun Date: 1711 spittlebug … New Collegiate Dictionary
froghopper — leaping and spitting insect Unusual Animals … Phrontistery dictionary
froghopper — noun a jumping, plant sucking bug, the larva of which produces cuckoo spit. [Family Cercopidae: many species.] … English new terms dictionary
froghopper — n. Frog fly, froth fly, froth insect, froth worm (Aphrophora spumaria) … New dictionary of synonyms
froghopper — frog•hop•per [[t]ˈfrɒgˌhɒp ər, ˈfrɔg [/t]] n. ent any of several leaping homopterous insects of the family Cercopidae, which as a larva is surrounded by a frothy mass • Etymology: 1705–15 … From formal English to slang
froghopper — /ˈfrɒghɒpə/ (say froghopuh) noun any of various small, leaping, homopterous insects, family Cercopidae, whose young live in a spittle like secretion on plants; spittle insect; cuckoo spit …
froghopper — n. any jumping insect of the family Cercopidae, sucking sap and as larvae producing a protective mass of froth (see cuckoo spit) … Useful english dictionary
