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单词 spittlebug
释义

spittlebug

noun

spit·​tle·​bug ˈspi-tᵊl-ˌbəg How to pronounce spittlebug (audio)
: any of a family (Cercopidae) of leaping homopterous insects whose nymphal larvae produce a frothy secretion

called also froghopper

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Winters have been cold enough to weaken the trees, but not cold enough to kill the spittlebug populations. The Economist, 21 Sep. 2019 Its spread prompted the EU to require Italy to create a buffer zone—with susceptible trees destroyed and spittlebug-friendly grasses cut—but implementation has been slow. The Economist, 21 Sep. 2019 For the next 15 years, Baumann, Moran, and their colleagues used similar DNA analyses to document equally long-term relationships between bacteria and white flies, spittlebugs, cicadas, leafhoppers, and psyllids. Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 14 Nov. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

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