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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cuck•oo-spit (ko̅o̅′ko̅o̅ spit′, kŏŏk′o̅o̅-),USA pronunciation n. - 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.
- 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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