Noun: spittlebug
- Small leaping herbivorous insect that lives in a mass of protective froth which it and its larvae secrete
"The spittlebug's frothy covering helps protect it from predators and desiccation";
- spittle insect
Derived forms: spittlebugs
Type of: homopteran, homopterous insect
Part of: Cercopidae, family Cercopidae
Encyclopedia: Spittlebug