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单词 cuckoo spit
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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cuckoo spit n
  1. a white frothy mass on the stems and leaves of many plants, produced by froghopper larvae (cuckoo spit insects) which feed on the plant juices
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
cuck•oo-spit  (ko̅o̅ko̅o̅ spit′, kŏŏko̅o̅-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. InsectsAlso 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.
  2. Insectsan insect that produces this secretion.
  • 1350–1400; Middle English cokkowespitle cuckoopint; so called from the spitlike secretion found on the plant and thought to be left by the bird

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