| 单词 | cuckoo-spit |
| 释义 | cuckoo-spit[ koo-koo-spit, kook-oo- ] / ˈku kuˌspɪt, ˈkʊk u- / nounAlso called frog spit. a frothy secretion found on plants, exuded by the young of certain insects, as the froghoppers, and serving as a protective covering. an insect that produces this secretion. Origin of cuckoo-spit1350–1400; Middle English cokkowespitle cuckoopint; so called from the spitlike secretion found on the plant and thought to be left by the bird Words nearby cuckoo-spitcuckoo bee, cuckoo clock, cuckooflower, cuckoopint, cuckoo-shrike, cuckoo-spit, cuckoo wasp, cu cm, cuculiform, cucullate, cucumber Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cuckoo-spit
British Dictionary definitions for cuckoo-spitcuckoo spit nouna white frothy mass on the stems and leaves of many plants, produced by froghopper larvae (cuckoo spit insects) which feed on the plant juicesAlso called: frog spit Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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