| 单词 | frog spittle |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfrog spittle frog spittle n. now rare = frog-spit n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > subclass Pterygota > [noun] > division Exopterygota or Hemimetabola > order Hemiptera > suborder Homoptera > member of family Cercopidae (spit-insects) > frothy secretion wood-sear1585 cuckoo-spit1592 cuckoo-spittle1646 toad-spittle1658 spring-frotha1722 toad-spit1751 froth-spit1753 frog spittle1811 frog-spit1823 cuckoo-froth1872 1811 J. E. Smith tr. C. Linnaeus Lachesis Lapponica I. 214 On the grass I frequently observed that substance like saliva, which the common people call Frog-spittle. 1829 Hist. County Berks. Mass. 85 Algæ—(Sea-weeds and Lichens). Conserva... Frog-spittle. Several species. 1896 J. B. Smith Econ. Entomol. ii. v. 146 The ‘spittle-insects’, or ‘frog-hoppers’, of the family Cercopidæ, resemble some forms of tree-hoppers in their habit of laying the eggs in little, frothy, white masses. These masses of ‘frog-spittle’ are often noticed in grass lands. 1935 Science 14 June 577/1 Von Nägeli..selected for the purpose what is popularly known as ‘frog spittle’ or ‘green slime’, a fresh-water alga belonging to the genus Spirogyra. < as lemmas |
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