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单词 spring-froth
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spring-froth
spring-froth n. Obsolete rare a frothy secretion exuded by certain insects on the leaves, axils, or other parts of plants; = cuckoo-spit n.2 1.
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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
a1722 E. Lisle Observ. Husbandry (1757) 449 An account of the cuckow-spit, or spring-froth.
1900 Appletons' Pop. Sci. Monthly May 23 This substance is commonly known as frog spittle or cuckoo spit, and, being found in the spring, is known in France as ‘spring froth’.
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