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